Gender Differences in U.S. College Students' Fear for Others

Sex Roles

Volumn 64, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 568-581

  Rader, Nicole E ^a   Cossman, Jeralynn S ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Doing gender; Fear of crime; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952988437     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-9940-5     Document Type: Article

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