'I could eat my baby to bits'; passion and desire in lesbian mother-children love

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 399-415

  Gabb, Jacqui ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOSEXUALITY; PATERNAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4744347028     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966369042000258703     Document Type: Article

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