Perceived masculinity: The potential influence of race, racial essentialist beliefs, and stereotypes

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 452-464

  Wong, Y Joel ^a   Horn, Angela J ^a   Chen, Shitao ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceived masculinity; Race; Racial essentialist beliefs; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887524325     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030100     Document Type: Article

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