Attitudes of psychologists and psychologists-in-training to homosexual women and men: An australian study

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-132

  Jones, Lee Spark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Homophobia Australian psychologists; Homophobia in psychologists; Homophobia in trainees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 0033849128     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v39n02_06     Document Type: Article

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