Gender differences and attitudes towards homosexuality

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-97

  Lim, Vivien K G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Gender differences; Homosexual; Homosexuality; Singapore; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SINGAPORE; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036924431     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v43n01_05     Document Type: Article

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