The relationship between masculinity and sexual prejudice in factors associated with violence against gay men

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-142

  Stotzer, Rebecca L ^a   Shih, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Homophobia; Masculinity; Sexual orientation; Sexual prejudice; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874412709     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023991     Document Type: Article

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