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Attitudes Toward Homosexuality in China: Exploring the Effects of Religion, Modernizing Factors, and Traditional Culture

Ying XieDepartment of Sociology, School of Public Administration, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Minggang PengDepartment of Government Affairs, School of Public Administration, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1758-1787 | Published online: 02 Nov 2017

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