Is the personal always political? A cross-cultural analysis of abortion attitudes

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-296

  Sahar, Gail ^a   Karasawa, Kaori ^b  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33144456175     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2704_1     Document Type: Review

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