Masculinity, status, and subordination: Why working for a gender stereotype violator causes men to lose status

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 354-357

  Brescoll, Victoria L ^a   Uhlmann, Eric Luis ^b   Moss Racusin, Corinne ^a,c   Sarnell, Lonnie ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEC PARIS   (France)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gender stereotyping; Masculinity; Organisation; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655173873     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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