Same-Sex Parent Families and Children's Academic Achievement

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 556-571

  Potter, Daniel ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Education; Family instability; Family structure; Gay lesbian families

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861466114     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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