People’s Cognitive Beliefs and Definitions About Homosexuality
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Scientific Journal, ESJ
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1857-7431,1857-7881
DOI: 10.19044/esj.2017.v13n8p75