The Social Implications of Sexual Identity Formation and the Coming-Out Process: A Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature

The Family Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 164-173

  Mosher, Chad M ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84997906979     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480701092011     Document Type: Review

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