Gender and homosexuality attitudes across religious groups from the 1970s to 2014: Similarity, distinction, and adaptation

Social Science Research

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 31-47

  Schnabel, Landon ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Culture; Gender roles; Identity; Morality of homosexuality; Public opinion; Religion; Same sex marriage; Symbolic boundaries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PREJUDICE; PROTESTANTISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PREJUDICE; PROTESTANTISM; RELIGION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84944181403     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.09.012     Document Type: Article

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