Sons talk about their gay fathers : life curves /

Gottlieb, a private practitioner specializing in the treatment of gay men, looks at how sons react to learning that their fathers are gay, drawing on interviews with 12 sons to reveal how family relationships and sons' and fathers' lives changed over time after disclosure. Presenting much...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gottlieb, Andrew R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harrington Park Press, [2003]
Series:	Haworth gay & lesbian studies.
Subjects:	Gay fathers > Family relationships. Fathers and sons. Children of gay parents > Psychology. Sons > Psychology. Pères homosexuels > Relations familiales. Pères et fils. Enfants de parents homosexuels > Psychologie. Fils > Psychologie. Enfant de parent homosexuel. Père. Relation père-enfant. Homosexuel. Relation familiale. Psychologie. Father-Child Relations. Fathers. Homosexuality, Male.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Amity Pierce Buxton
Introduction. Gay Fatherhood: A Contradiction in Terms?
Ch. 1. Father to Child
The Tragedy of Sonship
The Father: A Janus-Faced Figure
The Crisis of Sonship: The Father Through the Life Cycle
Ch. 2. The Quest for the Real Father
Children's Responses
Adolescents' Responses
Adults' Responses
Ch. 3. Methodology
The Sample
The Search for Subjects
The Subjects
Trustworthiness
The Interview
Interviewing: Location and Modes
Bias and Impressions
Data Collection and Analysis
Ch. 4. The Stories
Mark
Andy
Noah
Joseph
Richard
Shawn
Rob
Eric
Paul III
Elliot
Thomas
Matthew
Ch. 5. Findings
Beginnings
Suspicious
Disclosure
Impact
Ch. 6. Discussion
Levels of Acceptance
The Adaptive Son
Limitations and Implications for Future Research
Implications for Clinical Practice
Epilogue
App. A. Consent Form
App. B. Semistructured Interview Guide
App. C. The Sons at a Glance.