Should same-sex couples be allowed to adopt
I need some assistance with these assignment. should same-sex couples be allowed to adopt Thank you in advance for the help! Unlike the heterosexual parents who seem to be able to handle internal household conflict more confidently and without risk of necessarily ending the relationship, the homosexual couple can set a model in the child’s mind that relationship arguments and break-ups represent the norm and are acceptable relationship behaviors.
Also, same-sex couples often cohabitate rather than being married in the legal fashion due to legislative and social restrictions regarding the practice. Cohabitators, in today’s society, are less likely to have joint bank accounts and are less likely to get married, therefore they have certain commitment issues (post-gazette.com). This again represents a risk to the child in the cohabitating relationship where issues of finance are handled individually which could impact the type of lifestyle which the child gets accustomed to. For example, one adoptive parent may be more frugal and less indulgent with the child while the other is more extravagant and enjoys showering rewards on the child. This could give the child a distorted sense of values or make the child favor one parent over the other which could cause problems in the relationship itself or with issues of how to reward or punish the youth.
Additionally, “heterosexism, homophobic fears, oppression, and the general stigma that surrounds same-sex couples are contemporary issues facing potential same-sex adopters today” (Lobaugh, Clements, Averill and Olguin, 2006, p.185). During a child’s developmental years, they are developing a sense of self-worth and value, often comparing themselves to other peer and family relationships to help mold these images. If the child is continuously exposed to negative opinion or beliefs about the same-sex relationship, it is likely they are going to develop distorted views of themselves, feeling somewhat out of touch with others in society. .