Generative ritual among nonmetropolitan lesbians and gay men: Promoting social inclusion

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1060-1073

  Oswald, Ramona Faith ^a,c   Masciadrelli, Brian P ^b  

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

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^c 263 Bevier Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development and aging; Community; Family rituals; Gay; Grounded theory; Lesbian; Midlife

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849442701     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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