Perceptions of Stranger and Acquaintance Rape: The Role of Benevolent and Hostile Sexism in Victim Blame and Rape Proclivity

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-125

  Abrams, Dominic ^c   Viki, G Tendayi ^c   Masser, Barbara ^a   Bohner, Gerd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZATION; RAPE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VICTIM;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RAPE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 85047688828     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.84.1.111     Document Type: Article

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