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Assessing Gilligan Vs. Sommers: Gender-Specific Trends in Child and Youth Well-Being in the United States, 1985–2001

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    Sarah O. Meadows, Kenneth C. Land & Vicki L. Lamb

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Meadows, S.O., Land, K.C. & Lamb, V.L. Assessing Gilligan Vs. Sommers: Gender-Specific Trends in Child and Youth Well-Being in the United States, 1985–2001. Soc Indic Res 70, 1–52 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-004-1073-6

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