The Parenting of a Child in a Gay Family

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the controversy over whether children being raised in gay or lesbian families are being raised in healthy environments or not. It also discusses the questions of whether a child living in a gay or lesbian household will make the child homosexual. The paper examines the research that has been done on this topic and concludes that is limited and inconclusive.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
What is Family?
The Literature
The Research
My Research Design: Observation and Participation
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The Family Research Council claims to have statistical values by those with a Ph.D. However the data collected seems faulty and slanted towards the results they want. For example, a particular article claiming that homosexual behavior is linked directly to child sexual abuse, the numbers shown are directly correlated to only those who committed the offenses. There is absolutely no data of the number of same-sex couples who have children within their house and no abuse is reported. Granted there is absolutely no way to positively tell that abuse is taking place. But to assume that because a certain percentage of pedophiles are homosexuals, it's impossible to conclude as a scientific fact that all homosexuals are pedophiles."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Psychological Association. (2006). Same Sex Families and Relationships. Retrieved on from http://www.apa.org/ppo/issues/lgbfamilybrf604.html on May 3, 2005.
• American Psychological Association. (2004). Resolution on Sexual Orientation, Parents, and Children. Retrieved from: http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/policy/parentschildren.pdf on May 3, 2005.
• Brown, Brian S. (unknown) Same Sex Parenting Fails Children. Retrieved from: http://www.ctfamily.org/editorial10.html on May 3, 2005
• Dailey, Timothy J. Ph.D (2005). The Connection Between Homosexuality and Child Sex Abuse. Retrieved from: http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA03I35 on May 2, 2005.
• Merriam Webster Online Dictionary. (2005). Retrieved from: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=family on May 3, 2005.

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