Heterosexuals' attitudes toward hate crimes and hate speech against gays and lesbians: Old-fashioned and modern heterosexism

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 67-82

  Cowan, Gloria ^a   Heiple, Becky ^a   Marquez, Carolyn ^a   Khatchadourian, Désirée ^a   McNevin, Michelle ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Freedom of speech; Hate crimes; Hate speech; Heterosexism; Modern heterosexism; Old fashioned heterosexism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CRIME; FEMALE; HATE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CRIME; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HATE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SPEECH;

EID: 25444452155     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v49n02_04     Document Type: Article

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