Extremists or believers? religious salience, literalness, attribution styles and attitudes toward the death penalty among students: An empirical examination of main and moderating effects

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-149

  Robbers, Monica L P ^a  

^a MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84964229516     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2004.9721198     Document Type: Article

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