Backlash against male elementary educators

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 379-393

  Moss Racusin, Corinne A ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUNISHMENT; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; STEREOTYPY; TEACHING;

EID: 84957580742     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12366     Document Type: Article

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