Reactions to gender egalitarian men: Perceived feminization due to stigma-by-association

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 572-599

  Rudman, Laurie A ^a   Mescher, Kris ^a   Moss Racusin, Corinne A ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender egalitarians; gender equality; male feminists; sexism; stereotypes; stigma by association

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883043265     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430212461160     Document Type: Article

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