Are You Man Enough to be a Nurse? The Impact of Ambivalent Sexism and Role Congruity on Perceptions of Men and Women in Nursing Advertisements

Sex Roles

Volumn 72, Issue 7-8, 2015, Pages 363-376

  Clow, Kimberley A ^a   Ricciardelli, Rosemary ^b   Bartfay, Wally J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambivalent sexism; Female dominated careers; Men in nursing; Role congruity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930926692     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-014-0418-0     Document Type: Article

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