Heterosexist inclusion and exclusion during ritual: A "straight versus gay" comparison

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 881-899

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Family membership; Heterosexism; Ritual; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644359588     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X04267278     Document Type: Article

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