Disapproval of homosexuality: Comparative research on individual and national determinants of disapproval of homosexuality in 20 European countries

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-86

  Van Den Akker, Hanneke ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Rozemarijn ^b   Scheepers, Peer ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84874778685     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edr058     Document Type: Article

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