Homosexual Parents on Children Conversations around the appropriateness of homosexual parents adopting, having or even raising children pose the argument of the effects on the children. However, research of the effects is rare, as well as limited i Continue Reading...
The result of Osman's study, however, was that the acting out was not as a result of any difficulty associated with being raised by a lesbian couple. Rather, the idea was raised by a savvy child simply looking to avoid punishment. Other studies ha Continue Reading...
Everyone of the 12 teenagers studied by Epstein R (2005) stated using choosiness about when they revealed news concerning their mothers' lesbian characteristics. Zanghellini (2007) discovered that 29% of his teeenage respondents had never met anyone Continue Reading...
Homosexual Marriage and the Impacts on Parenting Homosexual marriage refers to legal matrimony between two individuals of the same gender and it is a phenomenon which has come under a great deal of scrutiny and debate during the last few years. As o Continue Reading...
Homosexuality Sexual orientation is the endurance of a personal quality which inclines people into having sexual or romantic attractions to people of; same sex, opposite sex or both sexes or even more than one gender. These attractions are categoriz Continue Reading...
While the theories have existed for some time, finding corroborating evidence is problematic as the research suggests a different path. Pawelski et al. suggests that children raised in gay homes may experience isolation, peer ridicule, harassment, Continue Reading...
" Such decisions are made by the courts based on personal values, not empirical data. In 1999, the American Psychologist published one of the first research studies on the topic of adoptive parenting. "Deconstructing the Essential Father" (Silverste Continue Reading...
These may include the parental workplace, school boards, social service agencies, and planning commissions." (Strengthening the Family: Implications for International Development, nd) Four: The Macro-system Macro-systems are 'blueprints' for inter Continue Reading...
Of this group. 50% were male, 50% were female, 38% were White, 35% were Black, and 16% were Hispanic. Adoption statistics are difficult to find because reporting is not as complete as it should be. The government spent $2.6 billion dollars to conduc Continue Reading...
Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents have more Problems than Children Raised by Different-Sex or Single Parents As more and more states legalize same-sex marriages, there is growing concerning among many proponents and critics alike about the effect Continue Reading...
Parenting and Adoption In 2002, Sweden joined the ranks of European nations permitting legal adoptions by gay parents. The measure passed in the Swedish parliament with an overwhelming majority vote: 198 to 38 ("Sweden Legalizes Gay Adoption," 2002) Continue Reading...
Instead, give gay and straight couples alike the same license, a certificate confirming them as a family, and call it a civil union -- anything, really, other than marriage. For people who feel the word marriage is important, the next stop after th Continue Reading...
Homosexuality, Parenthood, And Social Deviance The article "Lesbian and gay parenting: babes in arms or babes in the woods?" (Mccann, & Delmonte, 2005) examines the nature of parenting in connection with openly homosexual couples and the manner Continue Reading...
The data showed that homosexuality as a clinical entity does not exist and that it is not inherently associated with psychopathology. Finally, during the 1970s, most psychologist and psychiatrists began working to eliminate the stigma against homose Continue Reading...
Many are occasions when children are born and disowned by their parents. It cannot be so untraditional for a gay couple to take that child into custody, and ensure that children receive the best care deserved. In fact, it is relevant to note that ch Continue Reading...
Homosexual marriage does not pose a threat to me or my manhood therefore I am for it." Although I am heterosexual, I know what it means to long for union with another human being. I will choose a woman for my partner, but if another man desires to c Continue Reading...
The good news is, more Americans are becoming aware of the gay rights issues, and more Americans are open to civil rights legislation that will support gays and their rights. The time has come for Americans to stand up for true freedom and democracy Continue Reading...
Childhood Obesity and Its Affects on Self-Esteem, Learning and Development Childhood obesity has reached alarming proportions in developed nations of the world and its prevalence is continuously rising from 1971. In the Scandinavian countries, child Continue Reading...
Homosexual Interview The subject of this interview is a twenty-nine-year-old homosexual male of African-American descent, originally from Miami, Florida. He has been employed as a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer since his 1997 graduation from the Continue Reading...
Homosexual Parenting Literature Review on homosexual parenting For a period extending back to the last twenty years, the number of households headed by same-sex parents in the United States has subtly increased. According to a unanimous agreement i Continue Reading...
Gay Marriage A Discussion about the Relevant Factors that Affect Same-Sex Partners in the Modern World Gay marriage, or same-sex marriage, is one of the most controversial topics in the modern age. It can be a divisive topic because many people fee Continue Reading...
Gay Marriage Gaiety is the practice of bossom love for similar sex and especially between two males or females, bisexual exclusive. "Continued engagement into such practices more often than not lead to desire to attain psychosocial satisfaction thro Continue Reading...
Gay Marriage Same sex marriage has been a topic of much debate in recent years. Many believe that same sex marriage should not be allowed, while others assert that homosexuals should have the right to be legally married. The purpose of this discussi Continue Reading...
Indeed, the lack of "recognition and protection" by schools in general contributes to the "critically high level of suicide" among this community of minority students (146). Surely alert, competent, contemporarily up-to-date school counselors under Continue Reading...
Child Abuse and Sexuality There has been increasing awareness about stopping sexual child abuse, which has now become an important public health concern (Hammond, 2003; Whitaker, Lutzker, & Shelley, 2005). In 2005 more than 83000 cases related t Continue Reading...
The support for gay marriage is new, and no longitudinal sociological studies even exist that would prove the effects of having same-sex parents. Even religion is used to support gay marriage and homosexuality. The Quaker religion has spoken out in Continue Reading...
"With such a Biblical event casting its shadow over the theological landscape, how could "gay" advocates sidestep the obvious implication that God considered homosexuality a despicable sin?" (Vitagliano, 2003) In the eyes of the Church then, homos Continue Reading...
To the extent either men or women all identified strongly with their prescribed gender roles, that could be an obvious problem anytime same-sex individuals entered into a relationship. Each partner would seek to fulfill his or her perceived role. I Continue Reading...
61). In principle, adults tend to be drawn to potential romantic partners at least partly because part of the so-called chemistry between them reflects familiar aspects of their psychological pasts. Therefore, as pertains to marital communication iss Continue Reading...
Housing Support on Teenager Parents Housing Support on Teenagers The Impacts of Housing Support on Teenagers Parent in United Kingdom UK leads Europe in teenage pregnancies in Western Europe with 35,966 conceptions in the under 18s in 2009. Majori Continue Reading...
Adopting a special needs child also presents strong demands on time and energy that "normal" families do not usually have to deal with. According to Cloud and Townshend (2001) "As a rule, children don't know what they are doing. They have little id Continue Reading...
While the same-sex parent is important in a child's life, the opposite-sex parent is also tremendously important. For the 90% of the population that are heterosexual, the opposite sex parent is the person who teaches them how to have romantic relat Continue Reading...
Domestic violence is an ongoing experience of physical, psychological, and even sexual abuse in the home that is often a method used by one adult to establish control and power over another person (Flitcraft et al., 1992). Exposure by children to mar Continue Reading...
traumatizing for a parent to find out his children are homosexual or for a child to find out his parents are homosexual? The answer to this question is never easy, but is increasingly important as homosexuals assert their rights to come out of the c Continue Reading...
However, studies have indicated that the impact of the family on the teenage sexuality is not merely an issue of family structure. Factors within the family unit such as the respect that the child has for his parents and the level and type of commun Continue Reading...
44). On a final note, Decamps' reporting of the NLHCS indicates that "more than half" of the 1,925 lesbians in the survey reported having been victim of a "hate crime" and roughly one in twenty of the 1,925 lesbians had been "physically assaulted" d Continue Reading...
But what makes up a positive portrayal of homosexuality in the media? Ellen and Will are both examples from prime-time television, the kind described by Calzo as "laughable, one dimensional figures." Are such one dimensional representations of homo Continue Reading...
Asian-American women must learn that abuse is not acceptable, and they do not have to submit to it to be "good" and "dutiful" wives. The community norms of the entire American community indicated that domestic abuse is extremely widespread, and it Continue Reading...
They realize that people have different reason to get married. How can non-gays be allowed to get and stay married for those different reasons but gays and lesbians are condemned? This is not equality, this is not justice, and this is not recognitio Continue Reading...
Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Income Disparities in South Africa Today and In the FutureDespite the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, South Africa remains racially and economically segregated. The country is beset by persistent social inequa Continue Reading...
