Framing gender differences: Linguistic normativity affects perceptions of power and gender stereotypes

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 210-218

  Bruckmüller, Susanne ^a   Hegarty, Peter ^b   Abele, Andrea E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84857236961     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.858     Document Type: Article

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