Judgments of sexual orientation and masculinity-femininity based on thin slices of behavior: A cross-cultural comparison

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1145-1152

  Valentova, Jaroslava ^a   Rieger, Gerulf ^b   Havlicek, Jan ^a   Linsenmeier, Joan A W ^c   Bailey, J Michael ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral display; Gaydar; Gender nonconformity; Homosexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CZECH REPUBLIC; DECISION MAKING; FEMININITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMININITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MASCULINITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82355169642     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9818-1     Document Type: Article

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