Gay dads : transitions to adoptive fatherhood / Abbie E. Goldberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldberg, Abbie E.

Series:

Qualitative studies in psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay fathers.

Gay fathers--Family relationships.

Physical Description:

viii, 235 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2012]

Summary:

When gay couples become parents, they face a host of questions and issues that their straight counterparts may never have to consider. How important is it for each partner to have a biological tie to their child? How will they become parents: will they pursue surrogacy, or will they adopt? Will both partners legally be able to adopt their child? Will they have to hide their relationship to speed up the adoption process? Will one partner be the primary breadwinner? And how will their lives change, now that the presence of a child has made their relationship visible to the rest of the world?

In Gay Dads, Abbie E. Goldberg examines the ways in which gay fathers approach and negotiate parenthood when they adopt. Drawing on empirical data from her in-depth interviews with 70 gay men, Goldberg analyzes how gay dads interact with societal ideals of fatherhood and masculinity, alternately pioneering new ways of fathering and accommodating to heteronormative "parenthood culture."

The first study of gay men's transitions to fatherhood, this work will appeal to a wide range of readers, from those in the social sciences to social work to legal studies, as well as to gay-adoptive parent families themselves. Book jacket.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction : gay parenthood in context

Decisions, decisions : gay men turn toward parenthood

Navigating structural and symbolic inequalities on the path to parenthood : adoption agencies, the legal system, and beyond

Engaging multiple roles and identities : men's experiences (re)negotiating work and family

Kinship ties across the transition to parenthood : gay men's relationships with family and friends

Public representations of gay parenthood : men's experiences stepping "out" as parents and families in their communities

Conclusion

Appendix A: The larger study

Appendix B: Procedure

Appendix C: Interview questions

Appendix D: Participant demographic table

Notes

Index

About the author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814732236

0814732232

9780814732243

0814732240

9780814708156

0814708153

9780814708293

0814708293

OCLC:

764351171