Lesbian, gay and bisexual development: Theory, research and social issues

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 329-343

  Rivers, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Development; Empowerment; Gay; Lesbian; Sexuality; Social; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031313761     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1298(199712)7:5<329::aid-casp432>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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