Attitudes toward stereotypical versus counterstereotypical gay men and lesbians

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 274-281

  Cohen, Taya R ^c   Hall, Deborah L ^a   Tuttle, Jennifer ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASCULINITY; STEREOTYPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449447794     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490802666233     Document Type: Article

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