The word family is defined as “the basic unit in society, traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children;” never does it mention specifics to the gender of the parents ("Family." Merriam-Webster.com.). When a child is born, it comes into the world with no social knowledge of right and wrong. An infant only knows the two people that hold him when he cries, that feed him when he’s hungry, and that try to make him laugh and smile. This infant will grow to love these parents in the same way any other child would love his own parents: unconditionally, regardless if there are two mothers or two fathers. A societal idea (most likely influenced by the deeply rooted religious morals our country has adopted) says that homosexuality
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Psychologists have analyzed and disregarded the idea that the gender composition of the parents and the quality of parenting are directly correlated; “there is no scientific basis for concluding that lesbian mothers or gay fathers are unfit parents on the basis of their sexual orientation,” (Armesto, 2002; Patterson, 2000; Tasker & Golombok, 1997). Research strongly supports that raising a child in a same-sex home will not negatively interfere with the child’s psychological or sociological health. A study conducted in 2010 tested 78 offspring between the ages of 10 to 17 that were raised by lesbian mothers; the study concluded that, “adolescents who have been reared in lesbian-mother families since birth demonstrate healthy psychological adjustment;” reports from the studies showed that “17-year-old daughters and sons of lesbian mothers were rated significantly higher in social, school/academic, and total competence and significantly lower in social problems, rule-breaking, aggressive[ness], and externalizing problem behavior than their age-matched counterparts in Achenbach 's normative sample of American youth,” (Gartrell, Nanette, and Henry Bos. July …show more content…
Many clinicians have noted that every gay person has an internal struggle to eradicate homophobia. Like nongay people, gay men and lesbians and bisexual people are raised in a social environment that abounds with negative messages and misinformation about being queer.” (Mallon, 2004). If you consider how some people treat same-sex people today, there is still a lot of ill-will and hatred towards them. Many of the problems the “New Family Structure Study” found are encompassed by the depression; most of the effects such as unemployment, lower educational attainment are all behaviors that can be linked to depression. Regnerus stated that this depression was commonly found in children raised by same-sex families, but this could be linked, not to the gender composition, but to the connotations associated with homosexual parents. These children may feel depressed and different because most of society is still uncomfortable with same-sex couples; this can lead the children to feeling depressed, ashamed, or even angry at their position. People shouldn’t blame the children or the parents because neither are wrong. The way we relate ourselves to society can play a major part in our sense of identity. According to Harter
Psychologists have analyzed and disregarded the idea that the gender composition of the parents and the quality of parenting are directly correlated; “there is no scientific basis for concluding that lesbian mothers or gay fathers are unfit parents on the basis of their sexual orientation,” (Armesto, 2002; Patterson, 2000; Tasker & Golombok, 1997). Research strongly supports that raising a child in a same-sex home will not negatively interfere with the child’s psychological or sociological health. A study conducted in 2010 tested 78 offspring between the ages of 10 to 17 that were raised by lesbian mothers; the study concluded that, “adolescents who have been reared in lesbian-mother families since birth demonstrate healthy psychological adjustment;” reports from the studies showed that “17-year-old daughters and sons of lesbian mothers were rated significantly higher in social, school/academic, and total competence and significantly lower in social problems, rule-breaking, aggressive[ness], and externalizing problem behavior than their age-matched counterparts in Achenbach 's normative sample of American youth,” (Gartrell, Nanette, and Henry Bos. July …show more content…
Many clinicians have noted that every gay person has an internal struggle to eradicate homophobia. Like nongay people, gay men and lesbians and bisexual people are raised in a social environment that abounds with negative messages and misinformation about being queer.” (Mallon, 2004). If you consider how some people treat same-sex people today, there is still a lot of ill-will and hatred towards them. Many of the problems the “New Family Structure Study” found are encompassed by the depression; most of the effects such as unemployment, lower educational attainment are all behaviors that can be linked to depression. Regnerus stated that this depression was commonly found in children raised by same-sex families, but this could be linked, not to the gender composition, but to the connotations associated with homosexual parents. These children may feel depressed and different because most of society is still uncomfortable with same-sex couples; this can lead the children to feeling depressed, ashamed, or even angry at their position. People shouldn’t blame the children or the parents because neither are wrong. The way we relate ourselves to society can play a major part in our sense of identity. According to Harter