"It was the cadillac of adoption agencies": Intersections of social class, Race, and sexuality in gay men's adoption Narratives

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 109-131

  Berkowitz, Dana ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoptive gay fathers; Alternative family; Reproductive choice; Transition to adoption; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751477006     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1550428X.2011.537227     Document Type: Article

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