Effects of exposure to sex-stereotyped video game characters on tolerance of sexual harassment

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1402-1408

  Dill, Karen E ^a   Brown, Brian P ^a   Collins, Michael A ^a  

^a Lenior Rhyne College   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Media; Power; Rape myths; Sexism; Sexual harassment; Stereotypes; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749106094     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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