LGB-Parent Families. The Current State of the Research and Directions for the Future

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-88

  Goldberg, Abbie E ^a   Gartrell, Nanette K ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Diversity; Donor insemination; Family structure; Gay; Lesbian; Parenthood; Psychological adjustment; Transition to parenthood

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; BISEXUALITY; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIVORCE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH;

EID: 84894056705     PISSN: 00652407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800285-8.00003-0     Document Type: Chapter

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