Shaping attitudes about homosexuality: The role of religion and cultural context

Social Science Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 338-351

  Adamczyk, Amy ^a   Pitt, Cassady ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Attitudes; Catholic; Culture; Economic development; Gay; Homosexuality; Lesbian; Muslim; Protestant; Religion; Values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 63649140835     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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