Family matters, but sometimes chosen family matters more: Perceived social network influence in the dating decisions of same- and mixed-sex couples

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 257-270

  Blair, Karen L ^a   Pukall, Caroline F ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chosen families; Disapproval of relationships; Parental support; Same sex relationships; Social networks; Social support for relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT CHILD; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; FRIEND; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSGENDER;

EID: 84950321721     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: 22917063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjhs.243-A3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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