Legalizing LGBT Families: How the Law Shapes Parenthood
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (978 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1479811815 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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By foregrounding the voices of LGBT parents Baumle and Compton vividly demonstrate the dedication, creativity and detective work these parents and partners must do to secure safety and protection for their families."-C. At the same time, they also skillfully demonstrate the greater power of love: how LGBT families show resilience and resourcefulness in working with, navigating and challenging the law."-Brian Powell,co-author of Counted Out: Same-Sex Relations and Americans' Definitions of Family“The attention to how legal context combines with individual characteristics and social interactions to produce legal consc
Ultimately, the stories of LGBT parents in this book reflect a rich and varied relationship between the law, the state, and the private family goals of individuals.. For LGBT individuals, however, parenting is saturated with legality – including the initial decision of whether to have a child, how to have a child, whether one’s relationship with their child will be recognized, and everyday acts of parenting. Through interviews with 137 LGBT parents, Amanda K. Rarely, though, do individuals consider the role of the law in facilitating or inhibiting their ability to have a child or to parent. They conclude that legality is constructed through a complex interplay of legal context, social networks, individual characteristics, and familial desires. In-depth interviews examine the role of the law in the lives of LGBT p
She is the co-author of Same-Sex Partners: The Demography of Sexual Orientation and the author of Sex Discrimination and Law Firm Culture on the Internet.D’Lane R. . Baumle is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Houston. She is the co-author of Same-Sex Partners: The Demography of Sexual Orientation. Amanda K. Compton is Associate Professor of Sociology at th