A. Brewaeys
A MILESTONE IN THE THIRTY YEARS OF RESEARCH on lesbian and gay parenthood. . . . VERY ENJOYABLE TO READ . . . A LIVELY IMAGE OF THE DAILY CHALLENGES AND JOYS OF LESBIAN AND GAY PARENTS. (A. Brewaeys, PhD, Psychologist, Sexologist, Free University Medical Centre Amsterdam)
Steven E. James
DEFINES THE NEW LANDSCAPE FOR UNDERSTANDING SAME-SEX PARENTED FAMILIES. The perspectives presented in this collection of essays and reports are broad and deep. Its reach is global and its content is universal. Dr. Tasker has brought together a LIVELY AND COGENT representation of the next generation of inquiry into the dynamics of gay and lesbian parented families. SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN FAMILIES OR THE PEOPLE IN THEM. (Steven E. James, PhD, Chair, Psychology & Counseling, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT, President Emeritus, APA Division 44)
Arnold H. Grossman
Not only examines previously unexplored challenges to gay and lesbian parenthood, but it also analyzes the unique experiences of becoming gay and lesbian parents through alternative insemination, surrogacy, and adoption. . . . Contemporary and insightful perspectives into gay and lesbian parenthood that ARE REQUIRED READING FOR ALL PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS involved with same-sex parenting on such present-day topics as planning for parenthood via donor insemination, the nature of co-parenting relationships, parent-child interaction styles, and the male influence in child rearing in lesbian families. ILLUMINATING, INTERESTING, AND INVALUABLE. . . . A book that makes an important contribution to the thinking about this growing societal institution. (Arnold H. Grossman, PhD, MSW, Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, & Human Development, New York University)
