Physical attractiveness stereotype and the attribution of homosexuality revisited

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 13-29

  Dunkle, John H ^a   Francis, Patricia L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEX ROLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0029997431     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v30n03_02     Document Type: Article

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