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A System Justification View of Sexual Violence: Legitimizing Gender Inequality and Reduced Moral Outrage Are Connected to Greater Rape Myth Acceptance

Kristine M. Chapleau PhD Department of Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Debra L. Oswald PhD Department of Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Pages 204-218 | Received 05 Dec 2012, Accepted 21 Oct 2013, Published online: 11 Mar 2014

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