Sexual assault: Myths and stereotypes among Australian adolescents

Sex Roles

Volumn 34, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 787-803

  Davis, Tarnya ^b   Lee, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030496864     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01544316     Document Type: Article

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