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Men and Women Defending Themselves from Political Scandals: Gender Stereotypes and Proneness to Forgive Scandalous Politicians Cover

Men and Women Defending Themselves from Political Scandals: Gender Stereotypes and Proneness to Forgive Scandalous Politicians

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|Aug 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/irsp.463 | Journal eISSN: 2397-8570
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 23, 2020
Accepted on: Jul 12, 2021
Published on: Aug 2, 2021
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