Famous or infamous? The influence of celebrity status and race on perceptions of responsibility for rape

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 183-190

  Knight, Jennifer L ^b   Giuliano, Traci A ^a   Sanchez Ross, Monica G ^b  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 85047681725     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2303_4     Document Type: Article

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