Genograms redrawn: Lesbian couples define their families

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 3-27

  Swainson, Mary ^a   Tasker, Fiona ^b  

^a Waltham Forest Child and Family Consultation Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family relationships; Family therapy; Genogram; Heterosexism; Lesbian

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645787027     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J461v01n02_02     Document Type: Article

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