Cross-cultural differences in perceiving sexual harassment: Demographic incidence rates of sexual harassment/sexual aggression in Latin America

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-290

  Merkin, Rebecca S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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