The case of the guilty victim: The effects of gender of victim and gender of perpetrator on attributions of blame and responsibility

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 639-649

  Rye, B J ^a   Greatrix, Sarah A ^b   Enright, Corinne S ^c  

^a ST JEROME S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Blame; Perpetrator

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751517912     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9034-y     Document Type: Article

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