Gay men choosing parenthood /

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Author / Creator:Mallon, Gerald P.
Imprint:New York : Columbia University Press, ©2004.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 176 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11163007
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ISBN:0231508379
9780231508377
0231117965
9780231117968
0231117973
9780231117975
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index.
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Summary:Gay parenting is a topic on which almost everyone has an opinion but almost nobody has any facts. Here at last is a book based on a thorough review of the literature, as well as interviews with a pioneering group of men who in the 1980s chose to become fathers outside the boundaries of a heterosexual union?through foster care, adoption, and other kinship relationships. This book reveals how very natural and possible gay parenthood can be. What factors influence this decision? How do the experiences of gay dads compare to those of heterosexual men? How effectively do professional se.
Other form:Print version: Mallon, Gerald P. Gay men choosing parenthood. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2004 0231117965 0231117973