Lesbian and gay parents and their children: A social science perspective

Nebraska Symposium on Motivation

Volumn 54, Issue , 2009, Pages 141-182

  Patterson, Charlotte J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CUSTODY; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT; RESEARCH; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTS; RESEARCH; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449099127     PISSN: 01467875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09556-1     Document Type: Review

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