ISBN:
9780814742600
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (203 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version The Gay Baby Boom : The Psychology of Gay Parenthood
DDC:
306.85
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The gay and lesbian community is experiencing a baby boom. Advances in gay rights coupled with increased availability of alternative reproduction techniques have led to an unprecedented number of openly gay and lesbian parents. Estimates are that between 6 and 14 million children in the United States are being raised by at least one parent who is gay. Yet, very little is known about how gay or lesbian headed families function, or whether they differ in any relevant ways from families headed by straight parents. Written by two developmental psychologists, The Gay Baby Boom reports the findings
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; part one; 1. Ask the Experts: What Makes a Good Parent?; 2. The (Nonbiological) Ties That Bind; 3. Are the Children Normal?; 4. Family Life in Gay and Lesbian Families; 5. The Challenges of Studying Gay and Lesbian Parents; 6. The National Study of Gay and Lesbian Parents; 7. Creating a Family; part two; 8. Gay and Lesbian Parents' Beliefs about Parenting; 9. Life within Gay and Lesbian Families; 10. Conclusion; References; Index; About the Authors;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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