Cross-category friendship patterns: Comparison of heterosexual and sexual minority adults

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 26, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 811-831

  Galupo, M Paz ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross orientation friendships; Cross race friendships; Cross sex friendships; Friendship identity; Intersectional theory; Race; Sex; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749094474     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509345651     Document Type: Article

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