How ambivalent sexism toward women and men support rape myth acceptance

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 131-136

  Chapleau, Kristine M ^a   Oswald, Debra L ^a   Russell, Brenda L ^b  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambivalent sexism toward men; Ambivalent sexism toward women; Rape myths

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547686402     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9196-2     Document Type: Article

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