Trying to become a family; or, parents without children

Article Abstract:

A survey of 31 married couples in Sweden who are involuntarily childless after being married for two years reveals that the possibility of childlessness due to infertility has significant psychological and social effects on married people. These effects are also found to vary between men and women. Since the couples in the study strongly consider children as a critical part of a family and their relationships, they found themselves in a situation that was difficult to cope with as individuals, couples and members of social network after learning that they might not be able to have their own biological children.

Psychological aspects, Surveys, Married people, Infertility, Childlessness

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Adoptions by single parents

Article Abstract:

Single-parent adoptions have received very little scholarly attention even though they seem to be as good as two-parent families for the children and sometimes better. The single parent who adopts must confront stereotypes about unwed and unemployed parents, as well as fears of homosexuality. Those who do adopt tend to be mature and well-educated, though with lower incomes than adopting couples. Single adoptive parents tend to offer superior homes to young children of the same race or older ones with a history of problems.

Analysis, Adoptive parents, Single-parent family, Single parent family

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"Where do we go next?" long-term reunion relationships between adoptees and birth parents

Article Abstract:

The relationship of birthparents and the adoptee or 'found' child after being reunited including what happens after their first meeting was studied. Further analysis was also made on how they go about the new relationship, what models are used as well as their expectations. Included in the objective is to find out whether follow-up actions are being done by the birthparents and the adoptee after their initial encounter.

Social aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Birthparents, Birth parents, Adoption, Family reunions, Adoptees

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