Effects of traditional gender role norms and religious fundamentalism on self-identified heterosexual men's attitudes, anger, and aggression toward gay men and lesbians

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-400

  Vincent, Wilson ^a   Parrott, Dominic J ^a   Peterson, John L ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger; Culture; Gay men; Lesbians; Masculinity; Religious fundamentalism; Sexual prejudice; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455219143     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023807     Document Type: Article

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