Lauren Shumpert
English 102
Annotated Bibliography
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Brown, HC and C Cocker. "Lesbian And Gay Fostering And Adoption: Out Of The Closet Into The Mainstream?." Adoption & Fostering 32.4 (2008): 19-30. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
This article explores debate on whether or not lesbians and gay men should be allowed to foster/adopt children. The article also goes into the fostering and adoption processes, and what would be best for the well-being of the child. Statistics are also given on what researchers have found about children that have been adopted by gays. It is also discussed what the process should be to go about when choosing which children should be matched up with homosexual couples, and what the future looks like for the adoption process.
This article explores debate on whether or not lesbians and gay men should be allowed to foster/adopt children. The article also goes into the fostering and adoption processes, and what would be best for the well-being of the child. Statistics are also given on what researchers have found about children that have been adopted by gays. It is also discussed what the process should be to go about when choosing which children should be matched up with homosexual couples, and what the future looks like for the adoption process.
Sioco, MC. "What Makes A Family? A Closer Look At Gay Adoption." Children's Voice 18.6 (2009): 18-23. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
This article is about a man and his partner wanting to adopt their foster children in Florida, and the process they had to go through to try to do so. The article states what states prohibit gay adoptions, etc. It also goes into how there's nothing psychologically proven that states anything will be wrong with a child adopted by gay parents. This article also discusses to future of homosexual adoption.
This article is about a man and his partner wanting to adopt their foster children in Florida, and the process they had to go through to try to do so. The article states what states prohibit gay adoptions, etc. It also goes into how there's nothing psychologically proven that states anything will be wrong with a child adopted by gay parents. This article also discusses to future of homosexual adoption.
Goldberg, AE, JZ Smith, and DA Kashy. "Preadoptive Factors Predicting Lesbian, Gay, And Heterosexual Couples' Relationship Quality Across The Transition To Adoptive Parenthood." Journal Of Family Psychology 24.3 (2010): 221-232. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 7 Nov. 2011.
This article is about the evaluation of heterosexual, lesbian, and gay adoption. The article explores whether or not the sexual orientation of the parents affected the way the children acted. Researched showed that there wasn’t a difference between the children raised by the heterosexual parents and the gay parents.
Goldberg, Abbie E., and JuliAnna Z. Smith. "Stigma, Social Context, And Mental Health: Lesbian And Gay Couples Across The Transition To Adoptive Parenthood." Journal Of Counseling Psychology 58.1 (2011): 139-150. ERIC. Web. 7 Nov. 2011.
Unlike in the previous article, by the same author, this one goes into how gay adoptive parents transition into parenthood. Research showed that the more support they had, the easier it was for them to get adjusted to being parents, and made their anxiety levels decrease.
"Pros and Cons of Gay Adoption | News | The Week UK." The Week UK | British & Foreign News, Opinion, Sport, People & Business. The Week, 25 Oct. 2008. Web. 07 Nov. 2011. <http://www.theweek.co.uk/welfare/35575/pros-and-cons-gay-adoption>.
The Week gives five pros for gay adoption and five cons. The article is pretty straight-forward, and easy to read.
Cons, Gay Couples. "Disadvantages Of Gay Adoption | LIVESTRONG.COM." LIVESTRONG.COM - Lose Weight & Get Fit with Diet, Nutrition & Fitness Tools | LIVESTRONG.COM. 19 May 2010. Web. 07 Nov. 2011. <http://www.livestrong.com/article/126548-disadvantages-gay-adoption/>.
This article strictly explores the negatives about gay adoption. It goes into how America is viewed as a Christian nation, but homosexuality is against the Christian viewpoint. It also touches on the fact that it could cause the kids to get picked on, and they won’t have the full sense of male and female role models in their lives. This article is different than the others in the fact that it openly displays why people view gay adoption as wrong.
Web. 7 Nov. 2011. <http://www.psych.utah.edu/classes/2007_spring/3260_001/studentpre/stupre-2007/gayadoption.pdf>.
This source is a powerpoint I found online about gay adoption that someone had made from information they had found. The powerpoint covers history, pros, and cons of gay adoption. The viewpoints stay fairly neutral, and it is disclaimed from the beginning that all the information did come from sources, and wasn’t just one person’s personal beliefs.
Robinson, B.A. "SAME-SEX PARENTING: Beliefs of Conserative Christians." Religious Tolerance. Web. 07 Nov. 2011. <http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_pare3.htm>.
This website strictly discusses Conservation Christian views on gay adoption. It goes over that the Bible doesn’t condone gay adoption and the children would grow up without a “mother” or “father” and that it would lead them to be homosexual themselves. They also feel that by supporting gay adoption, you’re weakening heterosexual families and values.
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