Differences in Black and White American College Students' Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men

Sex Roles

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 299-310

  Whitley Jr , Bernard E ^a   Childs, Christopher E ^a   Collins, Jena B ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward lesbians and gay men; Gender differences; Racial group differences; U. S. college students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951773092     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9892-1     Document Type: Article

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