Gendered Capital: Childhood Socialization and the "Boy Crisis" in Education

Sex Roles

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-284

  Orr, Amy J ^a  

^a LINFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic grades; Education; Gender; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959806336     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-0016-3     Document Type: Article

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