Examining the association between empathising, systemising, degree subject and gender

Educational Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-88

  Manson, Christopher ^a   Winterbottom, Mark ^b  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arts; cognition; empathising; gender; sciences; subject choice; systemising

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860900068     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2011.567032     Document Type: Article

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