Individual Differences in Children's Occupational Aspirations as a Function of Parental Traditionality

Sex Roles

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-131

  Fulcher, Megan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Gender flexibility; Occupational aspirations; Parental traditionality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650964568     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9854-7     Document Type: Article

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