When Benevolence Backfires: Benevolent Sexists' Opposition to Elective and Traumatic Abortion

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 291-307

  Osborne, Danny ^a   Davies, Paul G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84857005948     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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