Lesbian mothers living well in the context of heterosexism and discrimination: Resources, strategies and legislative change

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-74

  Short, Liz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motherhood; Parents; Public policies; Resilience; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846234319     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353507072912     Document Type: Article

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