Ambivalent Sexism and Attitudes Toward Women in Different Stages of Reproductive Life: A Semantic, Cross-Cultural Approach

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 634-657

  Chrisler, Joan C ^a   Gorman, Jennifer A ^a   Marván, Maria Luisa ^b   Johnston Robledo, Ingrid ^c  

^a Connecticut College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^c Castleton State College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENSTRUATION; MEXICO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SEXISM; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENSTRUATION; MEXICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SEXISM; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901695283     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2012.740113     Document Type: Article

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