Are Women More Ethical? Recent Findings on the Effects of Gender Upon Moral Development

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 459-471

  White Jr , Richard D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038154769     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024418     Document Type: Article

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