Anti-gay sentiment among adolescents in Belgium and Canada: A comparative investigation into the role of gender and religion

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 384-400

  Hooghe, Marc ^a   Claes, Ellen ^a   Harell, Allison ^b   Quintelier, Ellen ^a   Dejaeghere, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gay rights; Gender; Islam; Religion; Tolerance; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BELGIUM; CANADA; CIVIL RIGHTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; LESBIANISM; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PREJUDICE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; BELGIUM; CANADA; CIVIL RIGHTS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMOCRACY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 76449115553     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360903543071     Document Type: Article

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