The National Lesbian Family Study: 2. Interviews with mothers of toddlers

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作者
Gartrell, N [1 ]
Banks, A
Hamilton, J
Reed, N
Bishop, H
Rodas, C
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[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Psychiat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Duke Univ, Dept Psychol Social & Hlth Sci, Durham, NC USA
[4] Tapestry Faminist Counseling, Cambridge, MA USA
[5] Judge Baker Childrens Ctr, Boston, MA USA
[6] San Diego State Univ, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, San Diego, CA 92182 USA
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10.1037/h0080410
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
摘要
In this second report from a longitudinal study of lesbian families in which the children were conceived by Boner insemination, interviews yielded the following data: Most couples shared parenting co-equally; the majority felt closer to their family of origin; adoptive co-mothers felt greater legitimacy as parents; biology and nurture received the same ratings for mother-child bonding; and political and legal action had increased among many participants. The impact of these findings and that of homophobia oil lesbian family life are discussed
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