Predicting the support of same-sex relationship rights among social work students

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 149-164

  Swank, Eric ^a   Raiz, Lisa ^b  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward lesbians and gay men; Attribution theory; Religion; Same sex relationships; Undergraduate social work students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951644061     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720903332552     Document Type: Article

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