Social perception of rape victims in dating and married relationships: The role of perpetrator's benevolent sexism

Sex Roles

Volumn 62, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 505-519

  Durán, Mercedes ^a   Moya, Miguel ^a,c   Megías, Jesús L ^a   Viki, G Tendayi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c Campus Universitario de la Cartuja   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ambivalent sexism; Intimate relationships; Rape; Victim blame

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952419962     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9676-7     Document Type: Article

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