The components of sexual orientation, religiosity, and heterosexuals’ impressions of gay men and lesbians

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-84

  Wilkinson, Wayne W ^a   Roys, Andrew C ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; In group bias; Prejudice; Religiosity; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 17844399256     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.145.1.65-84     Document Type: Article

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