The effect of movie portrayals on audience attitudes about nontraditional families and sexual orientation

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 157-181

  Mazur, Michelle A ^a   Emmers Sommer, Tara M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Family; Film portrayals; Gay parenting; Homosexuality; Nontraditional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 0242500863     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v44n01_09     Document Type: Article

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