Children's Gender-Typed Activity Choices Across Preschool Social Contexts

Sex Roles

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 435-451

  Goble, Priscilla ^a   Martin, Carol Lynn ^a   Hanish, Laura D ^a   Fabes, Richard A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Gender typed activities; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865813142     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-012-0176-9     Document Type: Article

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