Gender Differences in Gossip and Friendship

Sex Roles

Volumn 67, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 494-502

  Watson, David C ^a  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Friendship; Gender differences; Gossip; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867556102     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-012-0160-4     Document Type: Article

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