ISBN:
0231508379
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9780231508377
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xvi, 176 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Mallon, Gerald P Gay men choosing parenthood
DDC:
306.8742
Keywords:
Gay fathers Interviews
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United States
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Gay fathers Psychology
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United States
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Gay fathers Attitudes
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United States
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Gay adoption United States
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Fatherhood Psychological aspects
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United States
;
Gay fathers Interviews
;
Gay fathers Psychology
;
Gay fathers Attitudes
;
Gay adoption
;
Fatherhood Psychological aspects
;
Gay fathers United States
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Parenting ; Fatherhood
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Social Work
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Fatherhood ; Psychological aspects
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Gay adoption
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Gay fathers
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Interviews
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United States
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Gay parenting is a topic on which almost everyone has an opinion but almost nobody has any facts. Here at last is a book based on a thorough review of the literature, as well as interviews with a pioneering group of men who in the 1980s chose to become fathers outside the boundaries of a heterosexual union?through foster care, adoption, and other kinship relationships. This book reveals how very natural and possible gay parenthood can be. What factors influence this decision? How do the experiences of gay dads compare to those of heterosexual men? How effectively do professional se
Abstract:
Introduction : gay and lesbian parenting-an overview -- 1. The journey toward parenting -- 2. Creating family -- 3. Community responses to gay dads -- 4. Gender politics and gay male parenthood -- Appendix : field experience in retrospect.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-170) and index. - Description based on print version record
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