Political distrust and gendered attitudes: The japanese state and women

Sex Roles

Volumn 60, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 843-858

  Fuse, Kana ^a   Hanada, Nanaho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender role attitudes; Japan; Political trust; Relative deprivation; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349272301     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9591-y     Document Type: Article

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