Children's play narratives: What they tell us about lesbian-mother families

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-479

  Perry, Beth ^a   Burston, Amanda ^a   Stevens, Madeleine ^a   Golding, Jean ^b   Steele, Howard ^c   Golombok, Susan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENT; POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 8444232508     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.74.4.467     Document Type: Article

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