Comparing Sexual and Ethnic Minority Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 394-412

  Ghavami, Negin ^a   Johnson, Kerri L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC MINORITY; MARRIAGE; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; SEXUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958830297     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01704.x     Document Type: Article

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