Gay Dads: Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood

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Gay Dads Qualitative Studies In Psychology This series showcases the power and possibility of qualitative work in psychology. Books feature detailed and vivid accounts of qualitative psychology research using a variety of methods , including participant observation and field work, discursive and textual analyses, and critical cultural history. They probe vital issues of theory, implementation, interpretation, representation, and ethics that qualitative workers confront. The series mission is to enlarge and refine the repertoire of qualitative approaches to psychology. General Editors Michelle Fine and Jeanne Marecek Everyday Courage: The Lives and Stories of Urban Teenagers Niobe Way Negotiating Consent in Psychotherapy Patrick O’Neill Flirting with Danger: Young Women’s Reflections on Sexuality and Domination Lynn M. Phillips Voted Out: The Psychological Consequences of Anti-Gay Politics Glenda M. Russell Inner City Kids: Adolescents Confront Life and Violence in an Urban Community Alice McIntyre From Subjects to Subjectivities: A Handbook of Interpretive and Participatory Methods Edited by Deborah L. Tolman and Mary Brydon-Miller Growing Up Girl: Psychosocial Explorations of Gender and Class Valerie Walkerdine, Helen Lucey, and June Melody Voicing Chicana Feminisms: Young Women Speak Out on Sexuality and Identity Aida Hurtado Situating Sadness: Women and Depression in Social Context Edited by Janet M. Stoppard and Linda M. McMullen Living Outside Mental Illness: Qualitative Studies of Recovery in Schizophrenia Larry Davidson Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone Douglas Biklen with Sue Rubin, Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay, Lucy Blackman, Larry Bissonnette, Alberto Frugone, Richard Attfield, and Jamie Burke American Karma: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Indian Diaspora Sunil Bhatia Muslim American Youth: Understanding Hyphenated Identities through Multiple Methods Selcuk R. Sirin and Michelle Fine Pride in the Projects: Teens Building Identities in Urban Contexts Nancy L. Deutsch Corridor Cultures: Mapping Student Resistance at an Urban High School Maryann Dickar Gay Dads: Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood Abbie E. Goldberg Gay Dads Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood Abbie E. Goldberg a NEW YORK UNIVERSIT Y PRESS New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2012 by New York University All rights reserved References to Internet websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Goldberg, Abbie E. Gay dads : transitions to adoptive fatherhood / Abbie E. Goldberg. p. cm. -- (Qualitative studies in psychology) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8147-3223-6 (cl : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-3224-3 (pb : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-0815-6 (ebook) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-0829-3 (ebook) 1. Gay fathers. 2. Gay fathers--Family relationships. I. Title. HQ76.13.G65 2012 306.874’208664--dc23 2011052281 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...