Developing attitudes of acceptance toward lesbian, gay, and bisexual peers: Enlightenment, contact, and the college experience

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 49-77

  Engberg, Mark E ^a   Hurtado, Sylvia ^b   Smith, Gilia ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Attitudes; Higher education; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548487512     PISSN: 15410889     EISSN: 15410870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J367v04n03_05     Document Type: Article

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