The views of social work students toward gay and lesbian persons: Are they different from other undergraduate students?

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 59-85

  Cluse Tolar, Terry ^a   Lambert, Eric G ^a   Ventura, Lois A ^a   Pasupuleti, Sudershan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward gays and lesbians; Social work students; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248604366     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v17n03_04     Document Type: Article

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