Gender role models... who needs 'em?!

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-59

  Hicks, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Ethnomethodology; Gender role; Lesbian and gay foster care and adoption; Social work; Socialization theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449109966     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325007086415     Document Type: Article

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