Authoritarian and homophobic attitudes: Gender and adult attachment style differences

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 525-538

  Gormley, Barbara ^a   Lopez, Frederick G ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Authoritarianism; Ethnocentrism; Gender; Homophobia; Prejudice; Religious fundamentalism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUTHORITY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUTHORITARIANISM; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREJUDICE; RELIGION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951035540     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918361003608715     Document Type: Article

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