Sexual Orientation and Fear at Night: Gender Differences Among Sexual Minorities and Heterosexuals

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 453-470

  Meyer, Doug ^a   Grollman, Eric Anthony ^b  

^a The College of Wooster   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

fear of crime; intersectionality; lesbians and gay men; sexual minorities; victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CRIME VICTIM; FEAR; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEAR; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894878808     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2013.834212     Document Type: Article

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