Brooks D, Goldberg S
School of Social Work, University of Southern California, MRF Bldg., Room 214, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411, USA.
Soc Work. 2001 Apr;46(2):147-57. doi: 10.1093/sw/46.2.147.
Although the number of children in need of adoptive homes is growing, the number of prospective adoptive parents is decreasing. On the basis of an extensive review of relevant literature, the present study explored a potentially viable although controversial and little-researched option for increasing the pool of prospective parents: adoptions by gay men and lesbians. Data for this study were collected from child welfare workers and gay and lesbian adoptive and foster parents. A content analysis of the data suggests that gay men and lesbians experience considerable and seemingly unjustified obstacles in their efforts to become adoptive and foster parents. Major implications for practice and policy are offered, as are future directions for research.
尽管需要领养家庭的儿童数量在不断增加，但准养父母的数量却在减少。基于对相关文献的广泛综述，本研究探索了一种虽具争议且鲜少被研究，但可能可行的增加准父母群体的方法：男同性恋者和女同性恋者收养孩子。本研究的数据收集自儿童福利工作者以及男同性恋和女同性恋收养及寄养父母。对数据的内容分析表明，男同性恋者和女同性恋者在努力成为收养及寄养父母的过程中遇到了相当多且看似不合理的障碍。文中提出了对实践和政策的主要影响，以及未来的研究方向。
