Benevolent Sexism, Perceived Health Risks, and the Inclination to Restrict Pregnant Women's Freedoms

Sex Roles

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 596-605

  Sutton, Robbie M ^a   Douglas, Karen M ^a   McClellan, Leigh M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health beliefs; Paternalism; Pregnancy; Sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053575551     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9869-0     Document Type: Article

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