Sexual Socialization in Lesbian-Parent Families: An Exploratory Analysis

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-305

  Cohen, Rachael ^a   Kuvalanka, Katherine A ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lesbian parent families; Parenting; Qualitative research; Sexual socialization; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LESBIAN; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENT; SEXUALITY; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 79954482940     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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