Correlates of homophobia and use of gay affirmative practice among social workers

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 119-143

  Crisp, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Gay; Homophobia; Lesbian; Social work; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447293559     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v14n04_06     Document Type: Article

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