Social norms, social value, and judgments of responsibility

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-46

  Devos Comby, Loraine ^a   Devos, Thierry ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; HIV related stigma; Responsibility; Social norms; Social value

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035540572     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024//1421-0185.60.1.35     Document Type: Article

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