Political and Sexual Attitudes Concerning Same-Sex Sexual Behavior

Sexuality and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 306-326

  Cardoso, Fernando L ^a,b  

^a SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Rua Benevenuta Bartlet James 69   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Homosexuality; Political attitudes; Sexual attitudes; Thailand; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451469351     PISSN: 10955143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-010-9076-8     Document Type: Article

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