The attitudes of American sociologists toward causal theories of male homosexuality

American Sociologist

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-76

  Engle, Michael J ^b   McFalls Jr , Joseph A ^a   Gallagher III, Bernard J ^a   Curtis, Kristine ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JP Morgan Investment Bank ^*

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EID: 33748572252     PISSN: 00031232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12108-006-1015-7     Document Type: Article

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