College Women's Feminist Identity: A Multidimensional Analysis with Implications for Coping with Sexism

Sex Roles

Volumn 64, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 475-490

  Leaper, Campbell ^a   Arias, Diana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Discrimination; Feminism; Identity; Sex role attitudes; Sexism; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952984567     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-9936-1     Document Type: Article

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