The purpose of this study was to examine whether current literature on the stages
of family developmental life cycles accurately describes the family and developmental
tasks for lesbian families. Due to the lack of empirical literature on this topic it was
important to examine the experiences of families headed by two women related to
developmental tasks experienced versus those proposed. Several authors have suggested
there may be differences between same-sex and opposite-sex parents in relation to
parenting styles and some child outcomes. However, none of these differences have been
studied within the framework of family developmental tasks. The purpose of the present
investigation was to explore the diversity of family structures, goals, and strategies within
families headed by two women. The present study collected data, explored the themes
related to families headed by two women who have children in the home who have not
yet entered school. The goal was to develop a theory from this data using Grounded
Theory which was compared with existing family developmental tasks theory and
proposed changes to existing theory to take into account expected differences lesbian
families may present. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/193426 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Barstad, Trenton A. |
| Contributors | Kruczek, Theresa A. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | x, 347 p. : digital, PDF file, col. ill. |
| Source | CardinalScholar 1.0 |
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