Educating about homosexuality: What do American Catholics think?

Sex Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-235

  Kirby, Brenda ^a   Michaelson, Christina ^a  

^a LE MOYNE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 42449127551     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810801981282     Document Type: Article

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