Coming-out across the life course: Implications of age and historical context

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-296

  Floyd, Frank J ^a   Bakeman, Roger ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coming out; Identity development; Life course; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIAN; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745954183     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9022-x     Document Type: Article

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