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Penso che i Suoi dubbi circa la possibilità di adozione
per le coppie omosessuali meritino la dovuta
considerazione, in quanto rispecchiano i medesimi timori
e domande che la nostra società si pone.
Ho citato ricerche sull’adozione da parte di coppie di
lesbiche, poiché quelle che coinvolgono coppie gay sono
rarissime, proprio perché tendenzialmente le coppie gay
tendono ad adottare in numero esiguissimo. L’unico
riferimento di mia conoscenza è una recente ed
interessante pubblicazione che allego al termine del
documento.
Lei rileva un disagio che è straordinariamente diffuso e
che contribuirà a tenere lontano dalla nostra società,
per moltissimo tempo ancora, la discussione politica sul
riconoscimento dei diritti delle coppie omosessuali. A
questo proposito mi sento di dover portare una
riflessione proprio sulle ricerche che ho citato:
appartengono tutte a contesti anglosassoni.
Credo rimarremo entrambi convinti delle nostre opinioni,
ma mi sembra d’obbligo porre l’accento sull’importanza
di uno scambio civile e dai toni rispettosi e pacati.
Le debbo dei ringraziamenti.
Mariateresa Dell'Avanzo
L'allegato:
Children and Youth Services Review
Volume 27, Issue 9 September 2005, Pages 1031-1044
A comparison of family functioning in gay/ lesbian,
heterosexual and special needs adoptions
Patrick Leung, , Stephen Erich and Heather Kanenberg
University of Houston, United States
Received 25 October 2004; revised 17 December 2004;
accepted 20 December 2004. Available online 9 February
2005.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify possible
contributing factors to family functioning in three
types of adoptive families: those headed by gays/lesbians,
those headed by heterosexuals, and those involving the
adoption of children with special needs. These three
adoptive family types were examined concurrently so that
commonalities and differences could be identified and
considered for use in adoption practice. A multiple
regression analysis was used to assess the relationship
between the dependent variable (standardized family
functioning score) and independent variables (child
behavior scores, special needs adoption, gay/lesbian
headed families, age at adoption and at interview,
diagnoses of disabilities, total social support score,
number of previous placements, previous abuse and
co-sibling adoption). Results indicated no negative
effects for the parenting of adopted children by gay/lesbian
headed families. Higher levels of family functioning
were found to be associated with special needs, younger,
and non-disabled child adoptions. Gay/lesbian headed
family adoptions of older children, non-sibling group
adoptions, and children with more foster placements also
experienced higher levels of family functioning.
Implications include the need to (1) place a child in an
adoptive family as early as possible, (2) ensure strong
support networks for adoptive families of children with
disabilities and with those who adopt sibling groups,
and (3) encourage the practice of adoption by gay/lesbian
headed families, especially for older children.
Corresponding author. Graduate School of Social Work,
University of Houston, 237 Social Work Building,
Houston, TX 77204-4013, United States.
GdS 20 VII 2005 - www.gazzettadisondrio.it
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