Alternatives to silence in face-to-face encounters with everyday heterosexism: Activism on the interpersonal front

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 539-565

  Hyers, Lauri L ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Everyday discrimination; Heterosexism; Intergroup relations; Prejudice; Prejudice reduction; Targets' perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; BISEXUALITY; GUILT; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ASSERTIVENESS; BISEXUALITY; FOCUS GROUPS; GUILT; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SELF DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951036572     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918361003608749     Document Type: Article

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