Measuring stereotypes of female politicians

Political Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 245-266

  Schneider, Monica C ^a   Bos, Angela L ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Female politician; Gender stereotypes; Measurement; Stereotype content; Subgroup; Subtype

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896545545     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pops.12040     Document Type: Article

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