The end of the gender revolution? gender role attitudes from 1977 to 2008

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 259-289

  Cotter, David ^a   Hermsen, Joan M ^b   Vanneman, Reeve ^c  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ATTITUDE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 80051528084     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658853     Document Type: Article

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