Status and cooperation shape lesbian stereotypes

Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-110

  Brambilla, Marco ^a   Carnaghi, Andrea ^b   Ravenna, Marcella ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lesbians; Stereotype content model; Subgrouping

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955790919     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000054     Document Type: Article

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