Social dominance and ethical ideology: The end justifies the means?

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 549-558

  Wilson, Marc Stewart ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethical beliefs; Social dominance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ADULT; AUTHORITARIANISM; CULTURE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 0642272956     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540309598462     Document Type: Article

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