Empathy, ways of knowing, and interdependence as mediators of gender differences in attitudes toward hate speech and freedom of speech

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 300-308

  Cowan, Gloria ^a,b   Khatchadourian, Désirée ^a  

^a California Stt U San Bernardino ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0344552260     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00110     Document Type: Article

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