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<DIV dir=ltr>Dear Sarah,</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I can recommend a paper by Roona Simpson, published at the Gender Institute (London School of Economics, UK), and which is part of her PhD research:</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>'Contemporary Spinsters in the New Millenium: Changing Notions of Family and Kinship'</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>It includes a bibliography which you'd find useful.</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Best wishes,</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Lia</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=1><STRONG>Dr Lia Litosseliti<BR></STRONG>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>Senior Lecturer in Linguistics<BR>Department of Language and Communication Science<BR>City University<BR>Northampton Square<BR>London EC1V 0HB<BR>UK<BR><BR></FONT><A href="mailto:l.litosseliti@city.ac.uk" target=_blank><FONT size=1>l.litosseliti@city.ac.uk</FONT></A><BR></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> International Gender and Language Association on behalf of Sarah Wagner<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tue 09/10/2007 22:16<BR><B>To:</B> GALA-L@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG<BR><B>Subject:</B> Gay Family Ideologies<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hello,<BR><BR>I’m working on a project that looks at lesbian (and maybe gay) parents’ ideologies about “family”, its construction and its realization in their lives. Because my broader research questions deal with conversation and negotiation of roles within the family context, my aim is to get a good look at what these parents believe family is or should be for them. Does anyone on the list have knowledge of an existing survey of family ideologies that I could use and modify for my purposes? I greatly appreciate any help you might be able to provide. <BR><BR>Thank you.<BR><BR>Sarah Wagner<BR>UT Dept of Linguistics<BR>
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