Mother tongues: The discursive journeys of lesbian and heterosexual women into motherhood

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 223-265

  Nelson, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture of motherhood; Heterosexual motherhood; Lesbian motherhood; Maternal discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749147905     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J461v03n02_09     Document Type: Article

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