The close relationships of Lesbians and Gay men

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2007, Pages 405-424

  Peplau, Letitia Anne ^a   Fingerhut, Adam W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Division of household labor; Gay related stressor; Homosexuality; Power; Second parent adoption; Sexual orientation; Social stigma; Social support; Stress related psychological disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LESBIAN; LOVE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD REARING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847025325     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.58.110405.085701     Document Type: Article

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