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Second-Parent Adoption: North Carolina Same-Sex Couples and Foster Care Adoptions.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Second-Parent Adoption: North Carolina Same-Sex Couples and Foster Care Adoptions./
Author:	Maxwell, Mark Edward.
Description:	188 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-07(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International75-07A(E).
Subject:	GLBT Studies. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3616007
ISBN:	9781303826924

Second-Parent Adoption: North Carolina Same-Sex Couples and Foster Care Adoptions.
Maxwell, Mark Edward.

Second-Parent Adoption: North Carolina Same-Sex Couples and Foster Care Adoptions. - 188 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-07(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Walden University, 2014.

In a southeastern U.S. state, same-sex couples can foster a child jointly, but only one person is allowed to be the legal parent. The law discriminates against same-sex parents, and adversely affects them financially and socially, because some children adopted from foster care by the families have medical or developmental special needs. The literature has described the experiences of similar families in other regions in the U.S., but no research has explored these issues in the state. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of gay and lesbian adoptive parents who both wish to be legal parents of foster children they adopt in the state researched for this study. Guided by Solum's procedural justice theory and Hart's representation reinforcement theory, research questions focused on the paths the couples chose to become parents, their understanding of the second-parent adoption policy, and how the policy directly affected their family. Four male and 4 female couples, recruited for the study through snowball sampling, were asked 16 open-ended questions. Data were digitally recorded, transcribed, coded, and subjected to thematic analysis. The study found that same-sex parents faced discrimination, as well as legal and social challenges which created financial hardships. Further, the study described the trail-blazing decisions made by some of the parents to create their families and protect their children, while respecting their extended families and southern culture. The implications for positive social change include informing same-sex parents with children adopted from foster care, policymakers, and social workers about the experiences and needs of the families. The findings can be applied to change laws and policies that create legal and social hardships for same-sex adoptive parents.

ISBN: 9781303826924Subjects--Topical Terms:

1669655
GLBT Studies.

Second-Parent Adoption: North Carolina Same-Sex Couples and Foster Care Adoptions.
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