Attitudes toward women and tolerance for sexual harassment among reservists

Violence Against Women

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 879-900

  Vogt, Dawne ^a   Bruce, Tamara A ^b   Street, Amy E ^a   Stafford, Jane ^c  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward women; Military reservists; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34547990414     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207305217     Document Type: Article

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