The Relationship of Symbolic Beliefs and Prior Contact to Heterosexuals' Attitudes toward Gay Men and Lesbian Women

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-44

  Mohipp, Charmaine ^a   Morry, Marian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 1142277525     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087214     Document Type: Review

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