Ambivalent Sexism and Religion: Connected Through Values

Sex Roles

Volumn 70, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 387-399

  Mikołajczak, Małgorzata ^a   Pietrzak, Janina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ambivalent sexism; Benevolent sexism; Conservatism; Religiosity; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902003900     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-014-0379-3     Document Type: Article

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