Traditional gender role and rape myth acceptance: From the countryside to the big city

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-20

  King, Laura L ^a   Roberts, Jennifer J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Rape myths; Rural culture; Traditional gender roles; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751486993     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08974454.2011.536045     Document Type: Article

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