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001			ocm35714648
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093137.0
008			961003s1997 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 96444471
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781572301702
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781572301702
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019			_a38069061 _a39913411
020			_a1572301708 (acid-free paper)
020			_a9781572301702 (acid-free paper)
020			_a157230412X (pbk)
020			_a9781572304123 (pbk)
035			_a(OCoLC)35714648 _z(OCoLC)38069061 _z(OCoLC)39913411
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050	0	0	_aHQ 777.8 _b.T39 1997
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aTasker, Fiona L.
245	1	0	_aGrowing up in a lesbian family : _beffects on child development / _cFiona L. Tasker, Susan Golombok.
260			_aNew York : _bGuilford Press, _cc1997.
300			_aix, 194 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-187) and index.
505	0		_aParental influences on child development -- The longitudinal study -- Family relationships -- The family and the outside world -- Intimate relationships -- Psychological adjustment -- Conclusions -- Interviews with mothers and children -- Interviews with young adults.
520	1		_a"Presenting a unique longitudinal study of 25 children raised in lesbian mother families, and a comparison group raised by single heterosexual mothers, the book lays out the developmental effects of growing up in a same-sex household - and confronts a range of myths and stereotypes along the way." "The book focuses on the follow-up interviews with grown-up children who took part in the study - all of whom were born to heterosexual partnerships but whose mothers later entered lesbian relationships. Shedding light on the quality of their family life, young adults share what it was like to grow up with a lesbian mother and her partner and discuss their level of awareness during childhood of growing up in a lesbian-headed home. Also considered are ways children from lesbian mother families integrate their family background with their school environment and cope with prejudice." "The study's painstakingly compiled findings clearly demonstrate that children from lesbian mother families are no more likely than others to experience mental health problems in adulthood, children generally form positive and mutually beneficial bonds with their mothers' female partners, social stigmatization does not prevent children from enjoying good relationships with peers, and children of lesbians are not more likely to identify as homosexual or bisexual themselves." "Expanding our notion of what "family" really means, this volume has important implications for child custody disputes involving a lesbian mother, as well as adoption and foster-parenting policy and issues of access to assisted reproduction procedures, such as donor insemination. It will be welcomed by professionals, educators, and students in psychology, social work, and sociology; others interested in the long-term influences of childhood experiences on adult life; and readers in women's studies and lesbian/gay studies."--BOOK JACKET.
650		0	_aChildren of gay parents _zUnited States.
650		0	_aLesbian mothers _xFamily relationships _zUnited States.
650		0	_aChild development _zUnited States.
650		0	_aGender identity _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSex role _zUnited States.
700	1		_aGolombok, Susan.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/guilford051/96444471.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/guilford051/96444471.html
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