Attitudes toward women mediate the gender effect on attitudes toward sexist language

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-239

  Parks, Janet B ^a   Roberton, Mary Ann ^a,b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kinesiology Division   (United States)

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EID: 4744374003     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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