How does the gender of parents matter?

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-22

  Biblarz, Timothy J ^a   Stacey, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Development or outcomes; Family structure; Fathering; Gay; Gender; Lesbian; Parenting and parenthood; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149115231     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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