Category: Parenting & Families

Posted in Law & Government Parenting & Families

Same-Sex Marriage by Kathleen E. Hull

Kathleen E. Hull | Same-Sex Marriage | Fierce and often ugly battles are being waged, especially in the United States, over who is allowed to marry, what marriage signifies, and where marri

Posted in Parenting & Families Relationships

The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage by Craig A. Rimmerman; Clyde Wilcox

Craig A. Rimmerman; Clyde Wilcox | The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage | Same-sex marriage emerged in 2004 as one of the hottest issues of the campaign season. But in a severe blow to gay rights advocates, all eleven states

Posted in Law & Government LGBT Studies/Social Sciences Parenting & Families

Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships by Robert Wintemute; Mads Tønnesson Andenæs

Robert Wintemute; Mads Tønnesson Andenæs | Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships | Should same-sex couples be permitted to marry? Or should a separate institution of registered partnership’ or ‘civil union’ be created for them? Or sh

Posted in LGBT Studies/Social Sciences Parenting & Families

Families – Beyond the Nuclear Ideal by Daniela Cutas; Sarah Chan

Daniela Cutas; Sarah Chan | Families – Beyond the Nuclear Ideal | Includes Chapter 5: Donor-conceived Children Raised by Lesbian Couples by Joanna Scheib and Paul Hastings, and Chapter 6: Donor-Conception as a ‘Dange

Posted in Children Parenting & Families

In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco

Patricia Polacco | In Our Mothers’ House | Marmee, Meema, and the kids are just like any other family on the block. In their beautiful house, they cook dinner together, they laugh together, and

Posted in Legal Parenting & Families

Legalizing LGBT Families by Amanda K. Baumle; D’lane R. Compton

Amanda K. Baumle; D’lane R. Compton | Legalizing LGBT Families | The decision to have a child is seldom a simple one, often fraught with complexities regarding emotional readiness, finances, marital status, and comp

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LGBT Families by Nancy J. Mezey

Nancy J. Mezey | LGBT Families | Nancy J. Mezey’s LGBT Families presents a comprehensive yet accessible understanding of LGBT families today by drawing upon and making sense of the bu

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LGBT Families: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender (Families Today) by H.W. Poole

H.W. Poole | LGBT Families: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender (Families Today) | Looks at the different types of LGBT families and discusses some of the unique challenges they face.

Posted in LGBT Studies/Social Sciences Parenting & Families

LGBT-Parent Families by Abbie E. Goldberg

Abbie E. Goldberg | LGBT-Parent Families | LGBT-Parent Families is the first handbook to provide a comprehensive examination of this underserved area. Reflecting the nature of this issue, the v

Posted in LGBT Studies/Social Sciences Parenting & Families

Not in This Family by Heather Murray

Heather Murray | Not in This Family | Many Americans hold fast to the notion that gay men and women, more often that not, have been ostracized from disapproving families. Not in This Famil