Do gender-science stereotypes predict science identification and science career aspirations among undergraduate science majors?

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 541-554

  Cundiff, Jessica L ^a   Vescio, Theresa K ^a   Loken, Eric ^a   Lo, Lawrence ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Identity; Implicit attitudes; Science; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890225378     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-013-9232-8     Document Type: Article

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