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Author:   David M. Brodzinsky (Research and Project Director, Research and Project Director, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute and Rutgers University) ,  Adam Pertman (Executive Director, Executive Director, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780195322606

ISBN 10:   0195322606
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   08 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Susan Golombok 1. American Adoption: A Brief History Cynthia Russett 2. Emerging Diversity in Family Life: Adoption by Gay and Lesbian Parents Adam Pertman and Jeanne Howard 3. Legal Issues in Gay and Lesbian Adoption Annette R. Appell 4. Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men: A National Survey of Adoption Agency Policies and Practices David M. Brodzinsky 5. Adolescents With Same-Sex Parents: Findings From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Charlotte J. Patterson and Jennifer L. Wainright 6. Planned Lesbian Families: A Review of the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study Nanette Gartrell, Heidi Peyser, and Henny Bos 7. Lesbian and Gay Prospective Foster and Adoptive Families: The Homestudy Assessment Process Gerald P. Mallon 8. Supporting Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Families Before and After Adoption Devon Brooks, Hansung Kim, and Leslie H. Wind 9. Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Stressors and Strengths Scott Ryan and Suzanne Brown 10. Lesbian and Gay Adoptive Parent Families: Assessment, Clinical Issues, and Intervention Abbie E. Goldberg and Mark Gianino 11. Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men: What We Know, Need to Know, and Ought to Do David M. Brodzinsky, Robert-Jay Green, and Katie Katuzny Index

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<br>.. .this serious, confident, and rigorous book discusses lesbian and gay adoption just as its precursors discussed adoption by heterosexual parents, and leaves the reader wondering, 'Why all the fuss'... The authors are all experts in their different fields and, together, have created a state-of-the-art collection of chapters ranging from historical and legal aspects, to social and psychological considerations, to practice issues including the assessment of prospective adopters and postadoption support. Everything you might want to know about lesbian and gay adoption, and which it is possible to know at the present time, is to be found in this important book. --from the Foreword by Susan Golombok, PhD, Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge <br><p><br> This text, with its emphasis on research, is quite appropriate as an academic and professional resource. Intriguingly, it also generally presents as understandable to a broader public audience. This volume is unique, in

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David Brodzinsky, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Clinical and Development Psychology at Rutgers University and Research Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute. Adam Pertman is Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute.

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