Heterosexual, lesbian, and gay preadoptive parents' preferences about child gender

Sex Roles

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 55-71

  Goldberg, Abbie E ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Child gender; Gay; Lesbian; Preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650575679     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9598-4     Document Type: Article

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