Female same-sex families in the dialectics of marginality and conformity

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 384-405

  Sobočan, Ana Marija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Family models; Homosexuality; Lesbian motherhood; Same sex families; Same sex parents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PARENT; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PREJUDICE; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79960707829     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2011.530157     Document Type: Article

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