Stigma or respect: Lesbian-parented families negotiating school settings

Sociology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1059-1077

  Lindsay, Jo ^a   Perlesz, Amaryll ^b   Brown, Rhonda ^b   McNair, Ruth ^c   De Vaus, David ^b   Pitts, Marian ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Education; Family; Lesbians; Qualitative research; Sexuality; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751563324     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038506069845     Document Type: Article

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