Researching gay and lesbian domestic violence: The journey of a non-lgbt researcher

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-45

  McClennen, Joan C ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Feminist participatory research; Gay; Lesbian; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847700699     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v15n01_03     Document Type: Article

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