The National Lesbian Family Study: 2. Interviews with mothers of toddlers.
In this second report from a longitudinal study of lesbian families in which the children were conceived by donor 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 on lesbian family life are discussed.
Gartrell
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Banks
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Hamilton
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Reed
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Bishop
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Rodas
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D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting; D014481:United States