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  • The influence of the military environment on gender-stereotypical perceptions of male servicemen (psycholinguistic aspect)

  • Received 15.03.2023,
  • Revised 29.03.2023,
  • Accepted 03.04.2023
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Vol. 18, No. 2, 2023
  • military environment; gender; stereotypes; masculinity; femininity; associative experiment
  • https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-2023-72-2-136-145
  • Pages 136-145

The article considers the military environment as a factor that can influence gender stereotypical perceptions. The results predict that the influence of gender stereotypes in the military environment may be negative for female military personnel due to the incompatibility of characteristics associated with stereotypical perceptions of women with the qualities necessary for effective service in the army

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