Gender Orientation and the Cost of Caring for Others

Society and Mental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 49-65

  Taylor, John ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

femininity; gender orientation; masculinity; network events

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993734267     PISSN: 21568693     EISSN: 21568731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156869314562966     Document Type: Article

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