Opting into motherhood: Lesbians blurring the boundaries and transforming the meaning of parenthood and kinship

Gender and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-35

  Dunne, Gillian A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034388580     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124300014001003     Document Type: Article

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