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LGBT-Parent Families

Innovations in Research and Implications for Practice

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Abbie E. Goldberg

    1. , Department of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, USA

  2. Katherine R. Allen

    1. , Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State, Blacksburg, USA

  • First work to offer a comprehensive examination of the field of LGBT-parent families
  • Provides an interdisciplinary perspective
  • Highlights methodological issues
  • Proposes future research directions
  • Includes a section on applied issues

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LGBT-Parent Families is the first handbook to provide a comprehensive examination of this underserved area. Reflecting the nature of this issue, the volume is notably interdisciplinary, with contributions from scholars in psychology, sociology, human development, family studies, gender studies, sexuality studies, legal studies, social work, and anthropology. Additionally, scholarship from regions beyond the U.S. including England, Australia, Canada, and South Africa is presented. In addition to gender and sexuality, all contributors address issues of social class, race, and ethnicity in their chapters.

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Research: Overview Chapters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Research: Overview Chapters

    1. Lesbian and Gay Parenting Post-Heterosexual Divorce and Separation

      • Fiona Tasker
      Pages 3-20

    2. Lesbian-Mother Families Formed Through Donor Insemination

      • Henny Bos
      Pages 21-37

    3. Lesbian and Gay Adoptive Parents and Their Children

      • Rachel H. Farr, Charlotte J. Patterson
      Pages 39-55

  4. Research: Understudied Topics and Groups

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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  5. Research: Understudied Topics and Groups (each chapter about 25 pages)

    1. How Lesbians and Gay Men Decide to Become Parents or Remain Childfree

      • Nancy J. Mezey
      Pages 59-70

    2. Gay Men and Surrogacy

      • Dana Berkowitz
      Pages 71-85

    3. Where Is the “B” in LGBT Parenting? A Call for Research on Bisexual Parenting

      • Lori E. Ross, Cheryl Dobinson
      Pages 87-103

    4. Transgender-Parent Families

      • Jordan B. Downing
      Pages 105-115

    5. “These Are Our Children”: Polyamorous Parenting

      • Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Peter Haydon, Anne Hunter
      Pages 117-131

    6. Race and Ethnicity in the Lives of Sexual Minority Parents and Their Children

      • Mignon R. Moore, Amy Brainer
      Pages 133-148

    7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and the Question of Gender

      • Stephen Hicks
      Pages 149-162

    8. The “Second Generation”: LGBTQ Youth with LGBTQ Parents

      • Katherine Kuvalanka
      Pages 163-175

    9. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Grandparents

      • Nancy A. Orel, Christine A. Fruhauf
      Pages 177-192

    10. Place Matters: LGB Families in Community Context

      • Ramona Faith Oswald, Elizabeth Grace Holman
      Pages 193-208

    11. LGBT Parents and Their Children: Non-Western Research and Perspectives

      • Carien Lubbe
      Pages 209-223

    12. LGBT Parents and the Workplace

      • Eden B. King, Ann H. Huffman, Chad I. Peddie
      Pages 225-237

  6. Applications: Clinical Work, Policy, and Advocacy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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  7. Applications: Clinical Work, Policy, and Advocacy (each chapter 25-35 pages)

    1. Clinical Work with LGBTQ Parents and Prospective Parents

      • Arlene Istar Lev, Shannon L. Sennott
      Pages 241-260
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“LGBT-Parent Families: Innovations in Research and Implications for Practice edited by Abbie Goldberg and Katherine Allen is a cohesive and thorough collection of what is known about lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) parents and their families. … an excellent resource for graduate students and professors, as well as for clinicians and consultants working with LGBT-parent families. … the chapters in this volume would be excellent resources for students learning to critically evaluate scholarly work, as the authors very thoughtfully do this.” (Richard Niolon, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 58 (26), June, 2013)

"Professors Goldberg and Allen have assembled a group of top-notch researchers and scholars with expertise on a vast array of topics relevant to sexual and gender minority parents and families. The result is a handbook that addresses the current state of the science, including what we know and what we have yet to learn about these increasingly common family forms. Researchers, teachers, service providers, attorneys, and policy makers will want to have this book on their shelf." (Gregory M. Herek, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis)

“This first-rate handbook provides a comprehensive, astute, and accessible view of LGBT-parent families. With contributions from an interdisciplinary and international group of leading scholars, this volume covers every contemporary topic concerning LGBT families, including transgender parenting and LGBTQ youth with LGBTQ parents. Co-editors Drs. Goldberg and Allen have done an outstanding job in assembling experts to present overviews of the research and suggest applications for clinical work, policy, and advocacy. I highly recommend that this book be included in college and post-graduate social science courses on family life. This manual is essential reading for all clinicians.”  (Nanette Gartrell, MD, Williams Institute Visiting Distinguished Scholar, UCLA School of Law, Principal Investigator, U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, USA

    Abbie E. Goldberg

  • , Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State, Blacksburg, USA

    Katherine R. Allen

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: LGBT-Parent Families

  • Book Subtitle: Innovations in Research and Implications for Practice

  • Editors: Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine R. Allen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4556-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5149-9Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4556-2Published: 12 October 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 371

  • Topics: Family, Gender Studies, Public Health, Social Policy

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