Freshman studentsʼ attitudes toward homosexuality
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College Students’ Attitudes towards Homosexuality
Attitudes towards homosexuality are influenced by several factors: religion, media, family, peers, gender and contact with homosexual individuals (Riaz, 2006; Calzo & Ward, 2009). How these factors intersect to form one’s attitude is not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to identify if there are gender differences determining what influences shape attitudes towards homosexuality. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Medicine
سال: 1993
ISSN: 1040-2446
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199305000-00016