Butch, femme, or straight acting? Partner preferences of gay men and lesbians

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 960-973

  Bailey, J Michael ^a   Kim, Peggy Y ^a   Hills, Alex ^a   Linsenmeier, Joan A W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0031279377     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.5.960     Document Type: Article

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