Between pink and blue: A multi-dimensional family approach to gender nonconforming children and their families

Family Process

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 453-470

  Malpas, Jean ^a  

^a Ackerman Institute for the Family   (United States)

Author keywords

Family therapy; Gender nonconforming children; Gender variance; Multi dimensional approach; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 83155184810     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2011.01371.x     Document Type: Article

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