School culture and the Well-being of same-Sex-attracted youth

Gender and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 542-568

  Wilkinson, Lindsey ^a   Pearson, Jennifer ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent children; Education; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449389100     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243209339913     Document Type: Article

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