Do changes in the stereotypic depiction of a lesbian couple affect heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbianism?

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1-17

  Corley, Tammy J ^a   Pollack, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HYPOTHESIS; LESBIAN; REVIEW; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0030479233     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v32n02_01     Document Type: Review

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