Poisoned waters: Sexual harassment and the college climate

Sex Roles

Volumn 38, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 589-611

  Shepela, Sharon Toffey ^a   Levesque, Laurie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032384954     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018791126393     Document Type: Article

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