Heterosexual masculinity and homophobia: A reaction to the self?

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 31-48

  Theodore, Peter S ^a   Basow, Susan A ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender conformity; Heterosexual masculinity; Homophobia

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMININITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PHOBIA; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0034507506     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v40n02_03     Document Type: Review

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