Do lesbians change their last names in the context of a committed relationship?

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 71-83

  Suter, Elizabeth A ^a   Oswald, Ramona Faith ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Family of origin; Lesbian; Naming practices; Ritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249034257     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v07n02_06     Document Type: Article

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