Shall we marry? Legal marriage as a commitment event in same-sex relationships

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 400-422

  Schecter, Ellen ^a,d   Tracy, Allison J ^b   Page, Konjit V ^c   Luong, Gloria ^c  

^a Wellesley Centers for Women ^*  (United States)

^b Wellesley Centers for Women   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and lesbian relationships; Gay couples; Gay marriage; Lesbian couples; Same sex marriage; Same sex relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LESBIAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 54549083462     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360801991422     Document Type: Article

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