Perceptions of sexual orientation: A hierarchically restrictive trait

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 763-773

  Duran, Anne ^a   Renfro, Lausanne ^b   Waller, Martha ^c   Trafimow, David ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Group categorization; Hierarchically restrictive; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448956131     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9293-2     Document Type: Article

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