Heteronormativity, school climates, and perceived safety for gender nonconforming peers

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 187-196

  Toomey, Russell B ^a   McGuire, Jenifer K ^b   Russell, Stephen T ^a  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender nonconformity; Heteronormativity; LGBT; School safety; School victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; SAFETY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSSEXUALISM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84855591425     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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