Measurement, methods, and divergent patterns: Reassessing the effects of same-sex parents

Social Science Research

Volumn 52, Issue , 2015, Pages 615-626

  Cheng, Simon ^a   Powell, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Family structure; Methodology; Same sex parenting; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; RESEARCH SUBJECT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941278736     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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