How catholic college students think about homosexuality: The connection between authority and sexuality

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-349

  Maher, Michael J ^a   Sever, Linda M ^a   Pichler, Shaun ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catholic; Catholics; College university students; Gay and lesbian; Homophobia; Homosexuality; Morality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; RELIGION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CATHOLICISM; DATA COLLECTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; RELIGION AND SEX; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849151932     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360802345065     Document Type: Article

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