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Neill, Stephanie Anne – 1987
The etiology of homosexuality is probably best explained from a multidimensional framework which takes into account socialization, family background, and individual developmental factors. A research review was conducted to examine the influence of parental characteristics in the etiology of homosexuality. The findings of the review support the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Etiology, Family Characteristics, Family Influence
Peer reviewedMallon, Gerald P. – Child Welfare, 1997
Found the book a thoughtful, articulate, well-written, and informative work that powerfully challenges traditional thinking about the suitability of gays and lesbians to raise children. Successfully completes the goal of writing a book for and about both lesbian mothers and gay fathers, as well as serving as a valuable resource to child welfare…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Family Relationship, Fathers
Tasker, Fiona L.; Golombok, Susan – 1997
Opponents of the legal recognition of homosexual unions have based their arguments in part on the premise that children brought up by parents of the same sex face significant social and psychological disadvantages. Presenting a longitudinal study of 25 children raised in lesbian mother families, and a comparison group raised by single heterosexual…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Emotional Development, Family Characteristics, Family Relationship
