Maternal instincts, biological clocks, and soccer moms: Gay men's parenting and family narratives

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 514-535

  Berkowitz, Dana ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay parents; Heteronormativity; Narratives; Queer theory; Sexual minority parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054895335     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: 15338665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2011.34.4.514     Document Type: Article

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