Social role effects on gender stereotyping in Germany and Japan

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-60

  Steinmetz, Janina ^a   Bosak, Janine ^b   Sczesny, Sabine ^c   Eagly, Alice H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Gender; Social perception; Social role theory; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893770961     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12044     Document Type: Article

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