The Social Psychology of Punishment Reactions (original) (raw)
This article and the chapter were written with the support of the National Science Foundation (Grant No. SOC 77–13266). Both authors also acknowledge support for their respective Canada Council grants. The second author also wishes to acknowledge support received from the Russell Sage Foundation and the Battelle Memorial Foundation during the formative stages of the research.
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