Religious orientation and attitudes towards homosexuality: A functional analysis

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-17

  Griffiths, Brian ^a   Dixon, Cynthia ^b   Stanley, Gordon ^c   Weiland, Robert ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Board of Studies   (Australia)

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EID: 0035589327     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530108255116     Document Type: Article

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