Sexism in contemporary societies: How it is expressed, perceived, confirmed, and resisted

The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 289-305

  Barreto, Manuela ^a   Ellemers, Naomi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781446269930.n18     Document Type: Chapter

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