The life course development of human sexual orientation: An integrative paradigm

Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 267-290

  Hammack, Phillip L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Identity; Life course theory; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BIOMEDICINE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICS; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LIFE EVENT; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 26644449455     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086872     Document Type: Review

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