When chivalry backfires: Benevolent sexism and attitudes toward Myra Hindley

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-120

  Viki, G Tendayi ^a   Massey, Kristina ^a   Masser, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOTYPY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 14844319265     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532504X15277     Document Type: Article

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