Beliefs about the origins of homosexuality and support for gay rights: An empirical test of attribution theory

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-310

  Haider Markel, Donald P ^a   Joslyn, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 44949130718     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfn015     Document Type: Article

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