Out in the country: Rural sexual minority mothers

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-186

  Puckett, Julia A ^a   Horne, Sharon G ^a   Levitt, Heidi M ^a   Reeves, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Lesbian mothers; Lesbian planned families; Outness; Sexual minority mothers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MINORITY GROUP; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79957468813     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2011.521101     Document Type: Article

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