A cross-cultural study of attitudes toward and beliefs about, male homosexuality

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 299-318

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Saito, Kaoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Britain; Homosexuality; Japan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149153523     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360902728525     Document Type: Article

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