Gay and lesbian adoptive and foster care placements: can they meet the needs of waiting children?

Social Work

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-157

  Brooks, Devon ^a   Goldberg, Sheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Children; Foster care; Gay men; Lesbians; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

ADOPTION; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035315928     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/46.2.147     Document Type: Article

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