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Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men

Author : David M. Brodzinsky
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190295740
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men written by David M. Brodzinsky and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practice of adoption has changed dramatically over the past half century, with profound implications for children and families. Perhaps the most remarkable and controversial transformation during this time has been the growing willingness of adoption professionals to place children with sexual-minority individuals and couples. Yet, despite considerable research showing that lesbians and gay men can make good parents, they continue to experience difficulties and barriers in many parts of the country in their efforts to adopt and raise children. Indeed, while progress in this area has been significant, it has been impeded by the homophobia and heterosexist attitudes of adoption professionals and the judiciary; by numerous stereotypes and misconceptions about parenting by lesbians and gay men, and by a lack of adequate guidelines and training for establishing best practice standards in working with this rapidly growing group of adoptive parents. Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men explores the gamut of historical, legal, sociological, psychological, social casework, and personal issues related to adoption by sexual-minority individuals and couples. Leading experts in a variety of fields address--and often shatter--the controversies, myths, and misconceptions hindering efforts by these individuals to adopt and raise children. What makes this book all the more valuable is that it provides insights and specific recommendations for establishing empirically validated best practices for working with an important sector of our society, for treating all prospective and current parents fairly and equally, and, perhaps most importantly, for increasing a still largely untapped resource for providing families for children who need them.

Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men

Author : David M. Brodzinsky
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195322606
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men written by David M. Brodzinsky and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men is an interdisciplinary examination of the myths, misconceptions, research, and practice literature related to sexual-minority individuals' efforts to adopt and raise children. It also provides a blueprint for research and professional training and highlights best practice standards for working with this group of adoptive parents.

Lesbians and Gay Men as Foster Parents

Author : Wendell Ricketts
Publisher : Wendell Ricketts
ISBN 13 : 0939561093
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book Lesbians and Gay Men as Foster Parents written by Wendell Ricketts and published by Wendell Ricketts. This book was released on 1991 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lesbians and Gay Men as Adoptive Parents

Author : National Center for Lesbians Rights
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Lesbians and Gay Men as Adoptive Parents written by National Center for Lesbians Rights and published by . This book was released on 1998* with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Pink Guide to Adoption for Lesbians and Gay Men

Author : Nicola Hill
Publisher : British Association for Adoption & Fostering(BAAF)
ISBN 13 : 9781905664689
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (646 download)

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Download or read book The Pink Guide to Adoption for Lesbians and Gay Men written by Nicola Hill and published by British Association for Adoption & Fostering(BAAF). This book was released on 2009 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential step-by-step guide to adoption for lesbians and gay men, covering both the adoption process and the adoption experiences of several lesbians and gay men. Hill's book contains information that is relevant to both single adopters and same-sex couples and is the first of its kind to be published in the UK.

Lesbian and Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents

Author : Gerald P. Mallon
Publisher : CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Lesbian and Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents by : Gerald P. Mallon

Download or read book Lesbian and Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents written by Gerald P. Mallon and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the myths and prejudices that influence attitudes towards lesbians and gay men as parents.It also suggests ways that social workers can more effectively support lesbian and gay adopters and foster parents.

Lesbians and Gay Men as Adoptive and Foster Parents

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Lesbians and Gay Men as Adoptive and Foster Parents written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Proud Parents

Author : Nicola Hill
Publisher : British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba
ISBN 13 : 9781907585661
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book Proud Parents written by Nicola Hill and published by British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba. This book was released on 2013 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proud Parents is a compelling and poignant collection of stories of lesbians and gay men who have adopted or fostered children. Single and in partnerships, they share their experiences on a number of issues. What motivated them to adopt or foster? How did they respond to the assessment process? What was it like when the children first moved in? And what is life like now, together as a family? A major focus of this collection is on building a family together, enjoying new activities and helping children to come to terms with their early life experiences.

Issues in Gay and Lesbian Adoption

Author : Ann Sullivan
Publisher : CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Issues in Gay and Lesbian Adoption written by Ann Sullivan and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 1995 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1994 Peirce-Warwick Adoption Symposium provided an opportunity for gay and lesbian adoption issues and concerns to be identified and for a framework for policy development to be discussed. Presenters and participants addressed policy, legal, and research issues. The book includes papers that cover the major points of the presentations and provide an overview of the entire symposium.

Gay Dads

Author : Abbie E. Goldberg
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814732240
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Gay Dads written by Abbie E. Goldberg and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-07-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When gay couples become parents, they face a host of questions and issues that their straight counterparts may never have to consider. How important is it for each partner to have a biological tie to their child? How will they become parents: will they pursue surrogacy, or will they adopt? Will both partners legally be able to adopt their child? Will they have to hide their relationship to speed up the adoption process? Will one partner be the primary breadwinner? And how will their lives change, now that the presence of a child has made their relationship visible to the rest of the world? In Gay Dads: Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood, Abbie E. Goldberg examines the ways in which gay fathers approach and negotiate parenthood when they adopt. Drawing on empirical data from her in-depth interviews with 70 gay men, Goldberg analyzes how gay dads interact with competing ideals of fatherhood and masculinity, alternately pioneering and accommodating heteronormative “parenthood culture.” The first study of gay men's transitions to fatherhood, this work will appeal to a wide range of readers, from those in the social sciences to social work to legal studies, as well as to gay-adoptive parent families themselves.

Lesbian and Gay Foster Care and Adoption, Second Edition

Author : Janet McDermott
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0857009397
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Lesbian and Gay Foster Care and Adoption, Second Edition written by Janet McDermott and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a spectrum of families from diverse backgrounds, this book reveals the joys and challenges of adoptive and foster parenting. The authors outline how the experience of adopting and fostering has changed for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people over the years, major changes in policy, and what the research can tell us about LGBT parenting. They interview families involved at different stages of the fostering and adoption process, from those undergoing assessments through to the experienced foster carers and adopters who were interviewed for the first edition of this book 20 years previously. While the number of LGBT people adopting or fostering has increased since then, some of the very real challenges still endure - including social stigma, homophobia and discriminatory policies - and families share some of the strategies they have used to help to address them. This is an essential source of information and advice for same-sex couples and LGBT single parents, as well as social workers, social work educators, sociologists of personal life, fostering and adoption panel members.

Gay and Lesbian Parenting

Author : Fiona Tasker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136783458
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Gay and Lesbian Parenting written by Fiona Tasker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-04-14 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new, multidisciplinary look at GLBT parenting Over the past 30 years, research on gay and lesbian parents has produced findings that challenge deeply rooted beliefs in child psychology about the processes through which parents influence the development of their children. Gay and Lesbian Parenting: New Directions builds on this important research with a detailed multidisciplinary examination of established knowledge and emerging information. In addition to evaluating already substantiated findings, this innovative collection marks a turning point in the field by showcasing a new wave of research that examines the dynamics of same-sex parenting and addresses questions about newly emerging concerns such as the consequences of different routes to same-sex parenthood and the effects of social perceptions on gay and lesbian family life. Gay and Lesbian Parenting: New Directions presents an overview of significant developments and suggests future directions for the field. Arranged in four sections, this unique text offers cutting-edge information gathered from both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Section one considers gay and lesbian family formation and the may routes through which lesbians and gay men have become parents. Section two reviews family relationships from parents', and their children's, perspective. The contributions to the third section discuss how gay and lesbian families describe themselves to others. The final section examines the public perceptions held by heterosexuals about lesbian and gay parenting and looks toward possibilities for the future. Chapters in Gay and Lesbian Parenting: New Directions: look at established research and the perspective of gay and lesbian parents and their children on family life explore methodological advances in the research field define the demographics of gay and lesbian parenting and the comparisons of lesbians, gay men, heterosexual women, and heterosexual men without children consider the decisions involved in and the systemic process of donor insemination and surrogacy study gay and lesbian adoptive parents investigate representations of diversity in storybooks for children of gay and lesbian parents situate gay men’s journeys into fatherhood within the sociohistorical context of developments in the United States tell personal stories about the prospect of gay fatherhood present a consideration of the different identities that lesbian and heterosexual mothers construct critically consider the terminology used both within and outside lesbian-parented families to describe a wide variety of co-parenting relationships give an introduction to critical psychology and deconstruct the debate over the importance of paternal influence report findings from a large community survey in Australia on attitudes toward same-sex parenting and beliefs about developmental outcomes and much more! Accessible and detailed, with numerous case studies, bibliographies, tables, and figures, Gay and Lesbian Parenting: New Directions is an ideal resource for students and educators, researchers and professionals working in GLBT and Queer Studies, family therapists, counselors, psychotherapists, social workers, and psychiatrists.

Gay and Lesbian Families

Author : Kate Burns
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gay and Lesbian Families written by Kate Burns and published by Greenhaven Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gay and lesbian families share many traits with other families, but unique differences merit special consideration. This anthology investigates key issues related to gay and lesbian families including gay parenting, marriage laws, gay children and teens, adoption policies, and religious viewpoints in the United States and Canada.

Recruiting, Assessing and Supporting Lesbian and Gay Adopters

Author : Anisa De Jong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Recruiting, Assessing and Supporting Lesbian and Gay Adopters written by Anisa De Jong and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reinventing the Family

Author : Laura Benkov
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Reinventing the Family written by Laura Benkov and published by Crown. This book was released on 1994 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In America today, more than 10 million children have gay or lesbian parents. Reinventing the Family is the first in-depth look at the joys, challenges, and issues facing these nontraditional families. It offers invaluable insight to gay and lesbian people who are choosing children, fighting for custody, and challenging our view of "family values".

Queer Families, Common Agendas

Author : Richard Sullivan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136567887
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Queer Families, Common Agendas written by Richard Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vital information on family services, custody, and access rights for gay parents! Queer Families, Common Agendas: Gay People, Lesbians, and Family Values examines the real life experience of those affected by current laws and policies regarding homosexual families. The book will help policy makers, lawyers, social workers, and the general public better understand these families. Here you will be able to compare the progress of policy in the U.S. and Canada for gay and lesbian parents and their children and explore relevant legal approaches in the two countries. In Queer Families, Common Agendas: Gay People, Lesbians, and Family Values, a range of strategies for advancing the rights of sexual minority parents are considered for legal feasibility and political viability. You will gain insight into the contradictions in policies and practices that ultimately disadvantage children based on their family origins, and you will discover alternative approaches for improved services to homosexual families. Queer Families, Common Agendas explores: family law and protection of women-headed households legal definitions of motherhood and fatherhood in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom family and adoption idealogies concerning gay families and their rights to adopt new ways to make social services responsive to minority families the lesbian and gay “agenda” the value of family and the family of values--as opposed to the worn-out phrase “family values” Queer Families, Common Agendas serves as a primer to assist you in understanding the legal struggles that lesbian and gay families are facing today. You will explore concerns about family law, protection of women-headed households, motherhood, fatherhood, adoption and family ideology, and how to make social services responsive to gay and lesbian families. This excellent reference provides you with the necessary background and techniques to create services that are responsive and effective with sexual minority families.

The Pink Guide to Adoption for Lesbians and Gay Men

Author : British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781907585593
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book The Pink Guide to Adoption for Lesbians and Gay Men written by British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) and published by . This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2nd edition of the essential step-by-step guide to adoption for lesbians and gay men, covering both the adoption process and the adoption experiences of several lesbians and gay men. Hill's book contains information that is relevant to both single adopters and same-sex couples and is the first of its kind to be published in the UK.