Gender Development Research in Sex Roles: Historical Trends and Future Directions

Sex Roles

Volumn 64, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 826-842

  Zosuls, Kristina M ^a   Miller, Cindy Faith ^a   Ruble, Diane N ^b   Martin, Carol Lynn ^a   Fabes, Richard A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Gender development; History; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957962037     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9902-3     Document Type: Review

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