Hostile sexism, type of rape, and self-reported rape proclivity within a sample of Zimbabwean males

Violence Against Women

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 789-800

  Viki, G Tendayi ^a   Chiroro, Patrick ^b   Abrams, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hostile sexism; Rape myths; Rape proclivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33746038149     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801206291663     Document Type: Article

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