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The gay baby boom : the psychology of gay parenthood /

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This book reports the findings of The Gay and Lesbian Family Study, the largest national assessment of gay and lesbian headed families. It describes exactly what takes place within gay and lesbian headed families across the country.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Johnson, Suzanne M., 1961- (Author), O'Connor, Elizabeth, 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2002]
Subjects:
Gay parents.
Children of gay parents > Psychology.
Parenting.
Parent and child.
Parents homosexuels.
Enfants de parents homosexuels > Psychologie.
Rôle parental.
Parents et enfants.
Homoseksuelen.
Ouderschap.
Homosexualität.
Elternschaft.
Table of Contents:
  • Ask the experts : what makes a good parent?
  • The (nonbiological) ties that bind
  • Are the children normal?
  • Family life in gay and lesbian families
  • The challenges of studying gay and lesbian parents
  • The national study of gay and lesbian parents
  • Creating a family
  • Gay and lesbian parents' beliefs about parenting
  • Life within gay and lesbian families.