Re-evaluation of the "no differences" hypothesis concerning gay and lesbian parenting as assessed in eight early (1979-1986) and four later (1997-1998) dissertations

Psychological Reports

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 275-304

  Schumm, Walter R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DISSERTATIONS, ACADEMIC AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING;

EID: 54849433165     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.103.1.275-304     Document Type: Article

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