Internalizing sexism within close relationships: Perceptions of intimate partners' benevolent sexism promote women's endorsement of benevolent sexism.

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  2016

• Venue

  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

• Publication date

  2016-02-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/pspi0000043PMID 26785062
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