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Children of Same-Sex Couples Flourish
In previous decades, some argued that children of same-sex couples might suffer from psychological or developmental problems. The results of a new long-term study now confirm that this is not the case. In fact, children of same-sex couples appear to have greater social and academic skills and are less likely to be aggressive or to engage in rule-breaking behavior than children of heterosexual couples.
For more than 20 years, researchers followed the children of 77 same-sex couples from conception to adolescence. The study asked lesbian mothers who had conceived their children through donor insemination to rate their teenage children based on a standardized assessment. The teenagers also completed a psychological questionnaire. The results showed that children of same-sex couples had fewer social problems, were more competent in school, broke fewer rules, and were less aggressive. The children also appeared to do well in life regardless of whether or not they knew the identity of their biological father.
Teenagers who were subject to bullying or homophobia, however, were more likely to be anxious and to experience depression than their peers who were raised by heterosexual couples. Researchers suggest that this finding supports the notion that stigmatization is the root of problems for children of same-sex couples rather than any differences in parenting style. Previous studies have yet to uncover any significant negative differences between children raised by same-sex couples and those raised by heterosexual couples.
Approximately 25 million children in the United States are currently living with same-sex parents. In addition, the rate of homophobia is now on the decline. The results of this study are important for reducing stigma and opening doors for same-sex parents in America. However, additional studies will undoubtedly be needed in order to examine this issue more closely and from a wider range of perspectives.
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Gay and Lesbian Parenting: New Directions List Price: $110.00 Sale Price: $88.00 Used From: $125.91  |
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A new, multidisciplinary look at GLBT parenting Over the past 30 years, research on gay and lesbian parents has produced findings that challenge deeply rooted beliefs in child psychology about the processes through which parents influence the development of their children... |
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Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children: Research on the Family Life Cycle (Contemporary Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychology) List Price: $69.95 Sale Price: $44.04 Used From: $44.05 Average Rating:  |
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This title provides a comprehensive overview of the research on same-sex parenthood, exploring ways in which lesbian and gay parents resist, accommodate, and transform fundamental notions of gender, parenting, and family... |
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Mommy Queerest: Contemporary Rhetorics of Lesbian Maternal Identity List Price: $29.95 Sale Price: $13.00 Used From: $9.95 |
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Despite the sizable community of lesbian families in America, lesbian mothers and their children continue to face hostility and discrimination. This book explores the role that rhetoric plays in the formation of those negative attitudes and practices... |
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Women, Violence, and Male Power: Feminist Activism, Research, and Practice List Price: $38.95 Used From: $30.89 |
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Making public the issue of sexual violence - men's violence to women and children - has been a major feminist success story of the past couple of decades. This book gives an important insight into the new issues and questions that have become central to our understanding of sexual violence and abuse, and the new directions in which research in this area has developed... |
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Violence Against Women: Nursing Research, Education, And Practice Issues (A Health Care for Women International Publication) List Price: $125.00 Sale Price: $9.95 Used From: $5.54 |
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Forming the basis of this work are papers presented at an April 1990 conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (Violence against Women: Implications for the Mental Health Research Agenda and Clinical Practice)... |
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Gender, Families and Close Relationships: Feminist Research Journeys (Current Issues in the Family) List Price: $64.95 Sale Price: $64.95 Used From: $13.29 |
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Feminist research is having an increasing impact on the study of families and close relationships. In this book, each contributor traces her or his experience of incorporating gender into a research programme informed by feminist ideas, methods and ethics... |
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Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy List Price: $21.99 Sale Price: $11.00 Used From: $3.80 Average Rating: |
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This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough and reliable reference for this exciting and sometimes unpredictable journey... |
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Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth List Price: $12.95 Sale Price: $4.69 Used From: $0.60 Average Rating:  |
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The acclaimed national bestseller-a no-holds-barred account of what you can really expect when you're expecting Oh, the joys of pregnancy! There's the gassiness, constipation, queasiness, and exhaustion, the forgetfulness, crankiness, and the constant worry... |
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40 Weeks +: The Essential Pregnancy Organizer (The Essential Organizers) List Price: $19.95 Sale Price: $16.95 Used From: $14.00 Average Rating: |
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Finally! A well designed, well researched, easy-to-use organizer for every stage of pregnancy. Forget ducks and bunny rabbits--this clean, sophisticated organizer is designed for modern parents-to-be.An essential addition to your pregnancy library, this handy tool simplifies the process of preparing for a baby... |
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Belly Bands Combo - The Ultimate Maternity Wear Solution Sale Price: $19.75 Average Rating:  |
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Turn your own clothes into maternity wear! Belly Belt Combo is our award-winning original favorite that is now loved the world over. Each kit contains two different size button up belts, two different size slide belts and three fabric panels (white, denim, black) that cover the gap... |
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Eating for Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide and Cookbook for Today's Mothers-to-Be List Price: $16.95 Sale Price: $8.75 Used From: $9.80 Average Rating: |
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Winner of Mom’s Choice Award in Pregnancy/Childbirth Category Every pregnant woman understands that what she eats and drinks affects the baby developing within her. Yet as a mother-to-be, you’re likely juggling so much that you simply don’t have the time—or energy!—to ensure that you’re always eating right... |
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The Pregnancy Countdown Book: Nine Months of Practical Tips, Useful Advice, and Uncensored Truths List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $7.99 Used From: $4.96 Average Rating: |
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The average pregnancy lasts 280 days and the suspense can be excruciating! The Pregnancy Countdown Book starts on Day 280 and counts down the biggest milestones every step of the way with one page of helpful information for each day of your pregnancy... |
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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Fourth Edition List Price: $24.95 Sale Price: $15.50 Used From: $15.49 Average Rating:  |
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Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America's pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You're Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today's 25 most influential books of the past 25 years... |
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The Perfect Pregnancy Workout vol. 1 List Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $17.99 Used From: $16.78 Average Rating: |
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You've got nine months to prepare for the challenge of your life. Use every minute! The Perfect Pregnancy Workout will: -improve your mood -reduce lower back pain -develop mental discipline to control labor pain -tone your lower body to handle the demands of labor and birth -make it easier to lose weight after your baby is born -strengthen your upper body to lift and hold your baby -help eliminate or avoid incontinence and hemorroids Karyne Steben, a world-class acrobat formerly with Cirque du Soleil, leads us through the sculpting workout, combining strength moves with graceful flexibility... |
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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy List Price: $15.00 Sale Price: $5.16 Used From: $0.57 Average Rating: |
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Beginning with the "10 Greatest Lies About Pregnancy" (number 10: Lamaze works), and ending with postpartum dementia, Vicki Iovine's Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy has fast become the laywoman's mouthpiece for the American pregnancy experience... |
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25 Pregnancy Test Strips List Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $0.74 Average Rating: |
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HOW DOES IT WORK? Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone, produced by the developing placenta shortly after the conception and secreted into the urine. The pregnancy test contains antibodies which specifically react with this hormone... |
