A member of the wedding? Heterosexism and family ritual

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-368

  Oswald, Ramona Faith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Family ritual weddings; Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender; Grounded theory; Heterosexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034348516     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407500173003     Document Type: Article

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