Threatening the patriarchy: Testing an explanatory paradigm of anti-lesbian attitudes

Sex Roles

Volumn 59, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 512-520

  Wilkinson, Wayne W ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti lesbian attitudes; Feminism; Prejudice; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549091532     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9432-4     Document Type: Article

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