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The Journal of Psychology
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Volume 131, 1997 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Assigning a Name to a Child: Gender Differences in Two Overlapping Generations

Pages 133-142 | Received 17 Jan 1996, Published online: 02 Apr 2010

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