Self-Defined Empowerment for Gay and Lesbian Parents: A Qualitative Examination

The Family Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-252

  Lassiter, Pamela S ^a,b,c   Dew, Brian J ^a,b,c   Newton, Kathryn ^a,b,c   Hays, Danica G ^a,b,c   Yarbrough, Billy ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

coparenting roles; empowerment; gay and lesbian parents; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744919533     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480706287274     Document Type: Article

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