Enhancing masculinity by slandering homosexuals: The role of homophobic epithets in heterosexual gender identity

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1655-1665

  Carnaghi, Andrea ^a   Maass, Anne ^b   Fasoli, Fabio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

derogatory language; gender distinctiveness; gender identity; masculinity; sexual prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HATE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HATE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055100400     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211424167     Document Type: Article

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