Gender-specific models of homosexual prejudice: Religiosity, authoritarianism, and gender roles

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 247-261

  Stefurak, Tres ^a   Taylor, Crystal ^b   Mehta, Sheila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

Author keywords

authoritarianism; prejudice toward homosexuals; religious fundamentalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649473425     PISSN: 19411022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021538     Document Type: Article

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