Why Is Benevolent Sexism Appealing?: Associations With System Justification and Life Satisfaction

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 432-443

  Connelly, Kathleen ^a   Heesacker, Martin ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

ambivalent sexism; equity (social); life satisfaction; patriarchy; sexism; social issues; social justice; system justification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870230832     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684312456369     Document Type: Article

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