What's in a name? The significance of the choice of surnames given to children born within lesbian-parent families

Sexualities

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-254

  Almack, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's needs; Family practices; Lesbian parents; Motherhood; Surnames

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444438912     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460705050857     Document Type: Article

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