Homophobia within schools: Challenging the culturally sanctioned dismissal of gay students and colleagues

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 1-23

  Walters, Andrew S ^a   Hayes, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0031886095     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v35n02_01     Document Type: Review

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