The rise and fall of gay: A cultural-historical approach to gay identity development

Memory

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-240

  Weststrate, Nic M ^a   McLean, Kate C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Homosexuality; Identity; Master narrative; Narrative

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77649157232     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210903153923     Document Type: Article

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