Diminishing the Legal Impact of Negative Social Attitudes toward Acquaintance Rape Victims
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Attitudes toward victims of rape: effects of gender, race, religion, and social class.
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عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1741125