Heterosexual Students' Experiences in Sexual Orientation Intergroup Dialogue Courses

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1054-1080

  Dessel, Adrienne B ^a   Woodford, Michael R ^a   Routenberg, Robbie ^a   Breijak, Duane P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

bias; heterosexism; intergroup dialogue; sexual orientation; undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MICHIGAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879906417     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2013.776413     Document Type: Article

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