1st Edition
Social Work with Lesbian Parent Families Ecological Perspectives
120 Pages
by
Routledge
120 Pages
by
Routledge
120 Pages
by
Routledge
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The traditional concept of family as being exclusively heterosexual has resulted in myth-generation about lesbian parents as well as fostering limitations in the programs and benefits that support more diverse nontraditional families. Social Work with Lesbian Parent Families: Ecological Perspectives explores the variety of social systems with which lesbian parent families interact, with a focus... Read more
- Preface: We Are Family: Lesbian Parenting Lucy R. Mercier and Rena D. Harold
- Becoming Parents: Lesbian Mothers’ Adoption Experience Scott Ryan and Courtney Whitlock
- Lesbian Parents and Work: Stressors and Supports for the Work-Family Interface Lucy R. Mercier
- A Model for Policy Analysis Applied to the Goodridge Case Misty L. Wall
- Lesbian Parent Activism and Meaning-Making in the Current Political Environment: One Community’s Story Barbara L. Jones and Tanya M. Voss
- How Heterosexism Plagues Practitioners in Services for Lesbians and Their Families: An Exploratory Study Sandra C. Anderson and Mindy Holliday
Biography
Lucy R. Mercier is Associate Professor of Social Work and Youth Services and Field Education Coordinator at Saginaw Valley State University.
Rena D. Harold is Professor and Associate Director of the School of Social Work at Michigan State University.
