Is same-sex marriage legislation related to attitudes toward homosexuality?: Trends in tolerance of homosexuality in european countries between 2002 and 2010

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 258-268

  Hooghe, Marc ^a   Meeusen, Cecil ^a  

^a Centre for Citizenship and Democracy   (Belgium)

Author keywords

European Social Survey; Multilevel analysis; Prejudice toward homosexuality; Same sex marriage; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886088192     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-013-0125-6     Document Type: Article

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