Lesbian dating and courtship from young adulthood to midlife

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-109

  Rose, Suzanna M ^a   Zand, Debra ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Courtship; Dating; Friendship; Gender roles; Intimacy; Lesbian; Midlife; Relationship development; Sexual attraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009589708     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v06n01_09     Document Type: Article

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