Development and Validation of the Masculinity Contest Culture Scale

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 449-476

  Glick, Peter ^a   Berdahl, Jennifer L ^b   Alonso, Natalya M ^b  

^a LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GENDER ISSUE; MASCULINIZATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 85053176806     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12280     Document Type: Article

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