... is a social institution that unites individuals in cooperative groups that care for members, regulate sexual relations, and oversee the bearing and rising of children. This chapter enlighten me on how momentous a family is. After reading this chapter about family problems and some of the surrounding issues, there was one issue that really made me think; especially after learning the definition of family ... . I think that the gays/lesbians should have the same right as any other person. A number of people do not think that gay/lesbians should be able to adopt or provide foster care for c...

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... campaign against gay rights. Sadly, six states around the country (Arkansas, Idaho Indiana, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah) are considering bans on gay and lesbian foster care and/or adoption. The American Academy of Pediatrics made a decision earlier this year to support second-parent adoption by same sex couples, but unfortunately ... the United States, where laws differ from state to state. I think we should encourage Washington State to continue to support gay and lesbians as foster as well as adoptive parents. All research having been done to date has proven that children being raised in ...

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... to adopt, this is one of the reasons why there are more that 494,000 children in the United States alone in a foster home waiting to be adopted. (Foster Care and Adoption Stats) This number has almost doubled in the past 20 years, in 1982 there was 262, 000 children in ... foster homes. (Foster Care and Adoption Stats) One of the most controversial laws has been a very recent issue, which prohibits gay and lesbian couples to adopt ... the state of Florida and New Hampshire to ban the adoption of children to homosexual couples. In my opinion, as I look at the statistics of children in fo...

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... term "role model". There is a critical shortage of adoptive parents in Canada, which are causing many children to spend their youth going from foster parents to foster parents, never growing up in a stable home with a stable family. In Canada alone there is an estimated 300,000 children in ... foster care, and 25% of them need to be adopted. But last year there were only 10,000 qualified adoptive parents available to adopt ... There is a lot of evidence showing the serious damage that long term foster care has on children. Children usually become victims of the "foster care shuffle", ...

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... in my opinion I feel this has a lot to do with the prejudices in this world today. When I was reading thru the article, I came to a point on a page that stated about Ellen DeGeneres coming out of the closet on prime-time television. According to all gays and lesbians this was a huge step forward for America's most marginalized community. But what I don't understand ... over. Just like that. There are some brave souls out there striving for a world where you can be anyone and anything and still have the right to liberty and justice. Ellen DeGeneres gave up a life of being famous and maki...

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... is the process/opportunity to have a child together. Gay marriage and gay couples adopting is a great idea. Not only can they provide but also help with the foster care crisis. They can provide the love, care and nurture as a heterosexual couple could. Gay marriage is just as fair as any other couples getting married. Everyone ... is told if society wasn't so judgmental about gay marriage or people being gay at all then adopting wouldn't be much of an issue right now. The foster care crisis is an issue in our country right now that we cannot ignore. We cannot question why the young genera...

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... over 100, 000 of these children need to be adopted. Last year there was only enough qualified adoptive parents for 20,000. The reason why there so many children in foster is simply because states are turning a lot of good people down. Why these people are getting turned down? Not because they can't take care of the children but because they ... dad. If states would let homosexuals adopt than they would see that changes. From the functionalists perspective if we let homosexuals adopt there will be a lower number of children in foster care. Children who are in foster care long term suffer...

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... be able to adopt children because of the law established on homosexual adoption. The law established was written and most recently upheld by the Florida Senate. The law states in Chapter 63 (63.042) - Who may be adopted; who may adopt. - It states that a husband and wife jointly may adopt a child (Florida Senate). It also states, " No person eligible to adopt ... because of the known history of molestation. As stated by Dr. Paul Cameron, it is traditional common sense that tells you married parents are the best type of placement for foster and adopted children. Appose to homosexuals, wh...

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... other side of the fence many suitable adults are standing with open arms. Society's solution to the overabundance of needy children was the creation of foster, or group homes. While helpful for short amounts of time, foster homes are in fact quite traumatizing for children. Children often feel that they are being juggled back and forth in a system that doesn't want them ... , and that they can never form true bonds with anyone they meet for fear of leaving them at a moment's notice. Foster homes are generally overcrowded and in high demand ... all the time. The love foster parents offer...

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?When a gay couple sought to adopt a boy- who had leukemia, had been neglected by his biological parents, had lived in five foster homes, and whose adoption was favored by his legal representative- the judge deemed itnot in the interest of a seven-year-old male child to be placed for adoption into the ... sexual orientation as a factor. A family is a family. That is exactly what so many children today are in need of: a family.There are now 36,000 children in this country- in foster homes or institutions- who are free for adoption.(Utne 54) These children need the love that homosexuals can pr...

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... marriage, whether or not children were involved, so that argument is invalid. I am also aware of the amount of children who need adopted and who are in foster care, over 510,000 children are in foster care. 22,500 will die of abuse and neglect, most before their 5th birthday. These children could be adopted by a gay couple, and yet were are ... ...

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... like any adult does in society. They are very capable of providing care for a child and in some cases are more capable based on their success in life. For example Ellen Degeneres is very open with her sexual preference and could provide a better lifestyle for a child due to the fact of her being financially secure in the entertainment business. People can ... ...

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... they believed to be gay, garnered a lot of hostility for the gay community. Michael Silver, executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, told the Daily News, "His words foster a climate of hatred and intolerance instead of helping heal the city of its wounds." He requested an immediate apology from Paladino (AOL News). Paladino's speech came at a time when New ... this bill will "allow teachers, parents, students, and school administrators to address bullying and bias-related behavior of all kinds that interfere with student safety and learning. The act will fos...

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... sexuality when a child is considered fro adoption. What matters is the commitment to provide a caring and loving home for that child. But, the reason why so many children are in foster care now is because they usually come from dysfunctional, single parent, and gay households in the first place. It is unfair to the child. No matter how loving and caring ... add stress to that child's life. Finally, homosexual adoption should not be allowed because it causes burden. Most of the children have already had a rough childhood, due to transferring from foster homes and being rejected. Therefor...

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... is said that, "as recently as 1997, the government of Alberta issued a blanket policy to the effect that gay men and lesbians no longer qualify as fit to foster children. One lesbian foster mother was told that she may continue to the children she had, but would not be eligible for any future placements."(Vassal, Anne, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, March ... ...

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... spouse. Aliens get married in the United States for residency yet failure is granted to two couples who truly love each other. With all the horror stories of foster homes people still choose Foster care for children instead of allowing gay couples to adopt. Most homosexuals welcome heterosexuals" views and support them; therefore, it shouldn't be that hard for heterosexuals to do ... ...

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"When a gay couple sought to adopt a boy- who had leukemia, had been neglected by his biological parents, had lived in five foster homes, and whose adoption was favored by his legal representative- the judge deemed it "not in the interest of a seven-year-old male child to be placed for adoption into ... sexual orientation as a factor. A family is a family. That is exactly what so many children today are in need of: a family. "There are now 36,000 children in this country- in foster homes or institutions- who are free for adoption.(Utne 54) These children need the love that homosexuals can pr...

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... case ruling in mid-1997-DEC compels the State of New Jersey to allow gay couples to jointly adopt children who are trapped in their foster care system. There are about 100,000 children in US foster care systems, but only 20,000 are adopted annually. There is obviously a lack of adopting homes for the children who are available. Most states allow ... ...

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... people make it through times that are otherwise unbearable. After all, there are many people who are homosexual and who have made it wonderful in the world. People such as Ellen Degenerous, Anne Hesh, and many more. There are many politicians that have finally been accepted while being openly gay. Not only are they in office but they are helping to ... ...

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... and other gay parents living in Florida or any other state with such restrictions. In the second article, "Technical Report: Coparent or Second-Parent Adoption by Same-Sex Parents", author Ellen C. Perrin's topic is more aggressive towards the issue of equal rights to gays compared to Lofton.. In this article she discusses how children with homosexual parents experience the conflicts they ... ...

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... of taking care of a child as any other parents. Many people argue that it is real interesting that gay couples can be foster parents but cannot adopt. What is the difference you may ask well here it is.In foster care the child is placed into a home for a short amount of time after being removed from the home for any of a number ... ...

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... the questions, I have a better understanding of the differences and similarities that both men and women have to face when dealing with health issue. There were quite a few terms throughout the chapter, but only three that I found to be interesting. Epidemiology is the study of the prevalence of mental and physical illness in community samples. Antisocial personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized ... for and violation of rights for others. The last one is simple phobia which is an intense and irrational fear of a specific object or event (spiders, public speaking, etc...

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... a friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, or physician. This class fills you in on all of the sexually transmitted diseases that have been discovered to date.. There is no candy coating to this chapter. It is shocking and appalling as to how many different diseases are out there. Perhaps if all college students were more aware of the diseases, they wouldn't be as careless ... behavior and victimization. While many people enjoy a little light slapping or biting during sexual intimacy, there are people out there who go far and beyond what is considered normal. The chapter in the book that discusses...

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... consider the family unit to be the fundamental building block of society. We should encourage people to make long-term commitments to each other and build families, so as to foster strong, stable communities and promote personal responsibility. One way to look at it is that gay couples' desire to marry doesn't amount to a threat but rather a tribute to marriage, and ... ...

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... -sex marriage (Same-Sex Marriage). Civil unions are not equivalent to marriages. "Civil unions and domestic partnerships do not provide all the legal, economic and social benefits of marriage. They foster a separate but equal status for gays and lesbians, a concept the Supreme Court ruled long ago is never equal"" (Kafka 27). 1,138 benefits are allowed to married couples, couples with civil ... ...

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