The malleability of gender stereotypes: Influence of population size on perceptions of men and women in the past, present, and future

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 635-656

  Garcia Retamero, Rocio ^a   Müller, Stephanie M ^a   López Zafra, Esther ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

gender differences; gender role attitudes; stereotype change; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHARACTER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHARACTER; CULTURE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL VALUES; SPAIN; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052338582     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2010.522616     Document Type: Article

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