Neighborhood factors associated with same-sex households in U.S. cities

Urban Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 385-409

  Anacker, Katrin B ^a   Morrow Jones, Hazel A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community development; Economic development; Female same sex households; Knowledge economy; Male same sex households

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN SOCIETY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32544452189     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.26.5.385     Document Type: Review

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