基本説明
Showing how gay fathers from different backgrounds adapted, perceived, and constructed their options and their families.
Full Description
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 services such as support groups serve gay fathers and prospective gay fathers? What elements of the social climate are helpful-and hurtful? Gay Men Choosing Parenthood challenges a great deal of misinformation, showing how gay fathers from different backgrounds adapted, perceived, and constructed their options and their families.
Contents
Introduction: Gay and Lesbian Parenting--an Overview The Journey Toward Parenting Creating Family Community Responses Gender Politics and Gay Male Parenthood: Implications for Child Welfare Practice Appendix: Field Experience in Retrospect
