Demographic and social factors associated with homophobia and fear of AIDS in a community sample

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 310-324

  Walch, Susan E ^a   Orlosky, Paula M ^a   Sinkkanen, Kimberly A ^a   Stevens, Heather R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Demographics; Fear of AIDS; HIV AIDS; Homonegativity; Homophobia; Personal contact

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; RELIGION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951054975     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360903489135     Document Type: Article

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