Gay until proven straight: Exploring perceptions of male interior designers from male practitioner and student perspectives

Journal of Interior Design

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 15-34

  Matthews, Carl ^a   Hill, Caroline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84865873245     PISSN: 10717641     EISSN: 19391668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1668.2011.01060.x     Document Type: Article

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