What accounts for heterosexual women's negative emotional responses to lesbians? Examination of traditional gender role beliefs and sexual prejudice

Sex Roles

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 229-239

  Parrott, Dominic J ^a   Gallagher, Kathryn E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional expression; Lesbianism; Sex role attitudes; Sexual prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249124976     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9436-0     Document Type: Article

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