Attitudes toward gays and lesbians among undergraduate social work students

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-29

  Swank, Eric ^a   Raiz, Lisa ^b  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward lesbians and gay men; Attribution theory; Religiosity; Same sex relationships; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849126575     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109909356058     Document Type: Article

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