A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Masculinity and Relationships in Men From Turkey, Norway, and the United States

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-105

  Lease, Suzanne H ^a   Montes, Sarah H ^a   Baggett, Linda R ^a   Sawyer II, R John ^a   Fleming Norwood, Kristie M ^a   Hampton, Ashley B ^a   Ovrebo, Elin ^a   Çiftçi, Ayşe ^b   Boyraz, Güler ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural psychology; gender sex roles; interpersonal relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871019573     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022111432293     Document Type: Article

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