When Declaring "I am a Feminist" Matters: Labeling is Linked to Activism

Sex Roles

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-18

  Yoder, Janice D ^a   Tobias, Ann ^a   Snell, Andrea F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Feminism; Self concept; Sex role attitudes; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650941784     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9890-3     Document Type: Article

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