Birth relatives’ perspectives about same‐gender parent adoptive family placements
| Autor: | Rachel H. Farr, Cassandra P. Vázquez, Emily P. Lapidus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Family Process. |
| ISSN: | 1545-5300 0014-7370 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/famp.12795 |
| Popis: | Little research exists about the experiences of birth relatives connected to lesbian and gay (LG) parent adoptive families. Using mixed methods, we examined the perspectives of birth relatives and other adoption triad members (adoptive parents, adoptees). First, from interviews with birth relatives (N = 62) in the USA, we explored openness to same-gender parent adoptive placements. Next, we conducted a thematic analysis from interviews with a subsample (n = 24) whose child was placed with LG adoptive parents about why LG parents were chosen. Finally, eight (of these 24) were connected to seven LG adoptive parent families who were participants in a larger study. Among these adoption triads, we investigated how members described their contact experiences. Results showed that most birth relatives were open to placements with same-gender couples, and those who had done so often made this decision intentionally for various specific reasons. Birth relatives tended to be satisfied with adoptive family contact and desired more in the future. Adoption triad members generally reported warm feelings toward each other and commitments to continued contact. These findings provide insight about diverse conceptualizations of kinship, how contact can be effectively navigated across complex family relationships, and implications for adoption practice and policy.针对与男同性恋和女同性恋父母收养家庭有关的血缘关系亲属的经历之相关研究比较少。本文使用混合方法，研究了亲生父母和其他收养三方成员(养父母、被收养人)的观点。首先，通过对美国出生的生理父母亲属(N=62)的访谈，我们探讨了对同性别父母收养安置的开放性。接下来，我们对一个子样本(N=24)进行了主题分析，该子样本的孩子被安置在LG养父母那里，我们对选择LG父母的原因进行了分析。最后，有8个(这24个中)与7个LG养父母家庭有关，这些家庭也参与了一项较大研究(FARR, 2017)。在这些收养相关的三方中，我们调查了成员如何描述他们的接触经历。结果显示，大多数生理父母对同性别夫妇的安置持开放态度，而那些已经这样做的人往往是出于各种具体原因而有意做出这一决定。亲生父母往往对收养家庭的接触感到满意，并希望将来能有更多的接触。收养三方的成员普遍表示对彼此有温暖的感觉，并承诺继续联系。这些发现提供了关于血缘亲属关系的不同概念的洞察力，如何在复杂的家庭关系中有效地引导联系，以及对收养实践和政策的影响。. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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