Development and validation of a scale measuring modern prejudice toward gay men and lesbian women

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 15-37

  Morrison, Melanie A ^a   Morrison, Todd G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; College students; Discrimination; Gay men; Homophobia; Homosexuality; Lesbians; Modern prejudice; Prejudice; Scale development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036978135     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v43n02_02     Document Type: Article

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