Cognitive dimensions of way-finding: The implications of habitus, safety, and gender dissonance among gay and lesbian populations

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1745-1762

  Doan, Petra ^a   Higgins, Harrison ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; GENDER ISSUE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN SOCIETY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TALLAHASSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249154233     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a4159     Document Type: Article

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