Homophobia as a boundary phenomenon: The dynamic dance between different tensions

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 326-342

  Do Amaral Madureira, Ana Flávia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Affective meaning making processes; Analysis of different tensions; Cultural psychology; Homophobia; Prejudices; Symbolic boundaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849000883     PISSN: 19324502     EISSN: 19363567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-007-9027-6     Document Type: Article

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