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Gender-Based Differences in Perception of a Just Society

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In this study, 191 subjects, 93 male and 98 female undergraduate business students, were asked to respond to a 51 item questionnaire to examine their perception of what constituted a "just society". The subjects agreed on 16 characteristics which a just society would have. Out of 51 there were only 10 statements whereon average responses showed significant differences based on gender.

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  1. Jyoti N. Prasad
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Prasad, J.N., Marlow, N. & Hattwick, R.E. Gender-Based Differences in Perception of a Just Society. Journal of Business Ethics 17, 219–228 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017968526608

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