Lesbian and Gay Foster Care and Adoption, Second Edition
£21.80
Featuring a spectrum of families from diverse backgrounds, this book reveals the joys and challenges of adoptive and foster parenting.
The authors outline how the experience of adopting and fostering has changed for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people over the years, major changes in policy, and what the research can tell us about LGBT parenting. They interview families involved at different stages of the fostering and adoption process, from those undergoing assessments through to the experienced foster carers and adopters who were interviewed for the first edition of this book 20 years previously. While the number of LGBT people adopting or fostering has increased since then, some of the very real challenges still endure – including social stigma, homophobia and discriminatory policies – and families share some of the strategies they have used to help to address them.
This is an essential source of information and advice for same-sex couples and LGBT single parents, as well as social workers, social work educators, sociologists of personal life, fostering and adoption panel members.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 2nd edition (19 July 2018), Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 272 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 184905519X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1849055192 |
| Dimensions | 15.1 x 2.2 x 22.9 cm |
by William G.
I read through this book in about a week as I enjoyed it that much. I originally was looking forward to reading the more recent stories about adoption and fostering as me and my partner were going through the adoption approval process at the time and wanted to get an insight into the current world of adoption. However, I found the older stories and how they have coped through the years to be extremely compelling both the ups and the downs. This book gives a very realistic account of adoption and would advise any prospective adopters or foster carers to give it a read.