General versus specific victim blaming

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 249-263

  Johnson, Lee M ^a   Mullick, Rehan ^a   Mulford, Charles L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; General blaming; Social distance; Social responsibility; Society blaming; Specific blaming; Victim blaming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0036547422     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540209603898     Document Type: Article

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