Blame attribution as a moderator of perceptions of sexual orientation-based hate crimes

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 848-862

  Cramer, Robert J ^a   Chandler, Joseph F ^a   Wakeman, Emily E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution of blame; Hate crimes; Jury decision making; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PUNISHMENT; RACE RELATIONS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950128426     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509336962     Document Type: Article

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