Confronting sexual stigma and prejudice: Theory and practice

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 905-925

  Herek, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 42449134923     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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