Exploring the nature of same-sex relationships

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 702-722

  Quam, Jean K ^a   Whitford, Gary S ^b   Dziengel, Lake E ^b   Knochel, Kelly Abel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

GLBT populations issues; Relationship; Same sex

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77958608428     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2010.518664     Document Type: Article

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