Rape myths among Appalachian college students

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 373-389

  Haywood, Holly ^a   Swank, Eric ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian status; Attitudes toward women; Modern sexism; Rape myths; Traditional gender roles; Victim blame

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PROVOCATION; RAPE; RURAL AREA; SEX ROLE; SEXISM; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 46849104122     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.3.373     Document Type: Article

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