Gender stereotypes have changed: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of U.S. public opinion polls from 1946 to 2018

American Psychologist

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 301-315

  Eagly, Alice H ^a   Nater, Christa ^b   Miller, David I ^c   Kaufmann, Michèle ^b,d   Sczesny, Sabine ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^d GfK Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agency; Communion; Competence; Gender stereotypes; Public opinion polls

Indexed keywords

FEMININITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MASCULINITY; META ANALYSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

FEMININITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MASCULINITY; PUBLIC OPINION; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85069704985     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/amp0000494     Document Type: Article

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