The Early Development of Homosexuality: A Study of Adolescent Lesbians

MALVINA W. KREMER and ALFRED H. RIFKINAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 126, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.126.1.91

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Twenty-five lesbian girls between the ages of 12 and 17 were investigated with special emphasis on family background and relationships. The reversed oedipal formulation that appears to describe many lesbians raised in intact nuclear families was not found. Findings from the study suggest that homosexuality may be a final common behavior pathway rather than a single entity with a single etiology.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 126 • Number 1 • July 1969

Pages: 91 - 96

PubMed: 5798385

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Published in print: July 1969

Published online: 1 April 2006

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MALVINA W. KREMER

New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave., New York, N. Y. 10016, New York Medical College

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ALFRED H. RIFKIN

New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave., New York, N. Y. 10016, New York Medical College

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The Early Development of Homosexuality: A Study of Adolescent Lesbians

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