The Role of Masculinity/Femininity, Values, and Occupational Value Affordances in Shaping Young Men's and Women's Occupational Choices

Sex Roles

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-258

  Weisgram, Erica S ^a   Dinella, Lisa M ^b   Fulcher, Megan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Femininity; Gender; Masculinity; Occupational values; Occupations; Work values

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959773420     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-9998-0     Document Type: Article

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