Growing up with a lesbian or gay parent: Young people's perspectives

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-528

  Fairtlough, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homophobia; Lesbian and gay parents; Qualitative content analysis; Young people's perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NARRATION; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51149115501     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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