Culture and Extremism

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 495-517

  Gelfand, Michele J ^a   Lafree, Gary ^a   Fahey, Susan ^b   Feinberg, Emily ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c Credit Suissea ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; GENDER ROLE; RELIGION; TERRORISM;

EID: 84883613720     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12026     Document Type: Article

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