Bisexual Parents and Family Diversity: Findings From the Work, Love, Play Study

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 519-538

  Power, Jennifer J ^a   Perlesz, Amaryll ^a   Brown, Rhonda ^b   Schofield, Margot J ^a   Pitts, Marian K ^a   McNair, Ruth ^c   Bickerdike, Andrew ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Relationships Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

bisexual parents; children; coparenting; diverse families; families; parenting; same sex parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868683784     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2012.729432     Document Type: Article

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