Confronting Math Stereotypes in the Classroom: Its Effect on Female College Students' Sexism and Perceptions of Confronters

Sex Roles

Volumn 69, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 297-307

  Boysen, Guy A ^a  

^a MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College Teaching; Confrontation; Prejudice; Sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881255702     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-013-0287-y     Document Type: Article

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