Who's right? Human rights, sexual rights and social change in Barbados

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-281

  Murray, David A B ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barbados; HIV AIDS; Homosexuality; Human rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARBADOS; CULTURAL VALUE; HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MORALITY; PERSONHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

BARBADOS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33745575319     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600765145     Document Type: Article

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