Heterosexual attitudes to homosexuality: Homophobia at a rural Australian University

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-94

  Hopwood, Max ^a   Connors, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Faculty; Homophobia; Homosexuality; Predictors; Prejudice; Social identity; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014311677     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v14n02_07     Document Type: Article

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