A normative explanation of antisocial punishment

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 562-570

  Irwin, Kyle ^a   Horne, Christine ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial punishment; Norms; Sanctions; Social dilemmas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872649477     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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