A comparison of internet and face-to-face (FTF) qualitative methods in studying the relationships of gay men

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-204

  van Eeden Moorefield, Brad ^a   Proulx, Christine M ^b   Pasley, Kay ^c  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay couples; Internet; Qualitative research; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749126068     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15504280802096856     Document Type: Article

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