Experienced and Expected Similarity to Same-Gender Peers: Moving Toward a Comprehensive Model of Gender Segregation

Sex Roles

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-434

  Martin, Carol Lynn ^a   Fabes, Richard A ^a   Hanish, Laura ^a   Leonard, Stacie ^a   Dinella, Lisa M ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender cognition; Gender schemas; Gender segregation; Peers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960993846     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-0029-y     Document Type: Article

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