Same sex couples and marriage: Negotiating relational landscapes with families and friends

Sociological Review

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 671-686

  Smart, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35948960316     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2007.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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