Gender threats and men's antigay behaviors: The harmful effects of asserting heterosexuality

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 471-486

  Bosson, Jennifer K ^a   Weaver, Jonathan R ^a   Caswell, T Andrew ^a   Burnaford, Rochelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

antigay behaviors; gay men; gender threats; manhood; sexual prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863226927     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430211432893     Document Type: Article

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