Exploring rape myths, gendered norms, group processing, and the social context of rape among college women: a

Michelle E Deming1, Eleanor Krassen Covan, Suzanne C Swan

  • 1Sociology Department, University of South Carolina, Sloan College Columbia, SC 29208, USA. demingm@mailbox.sc.edu

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