This article reviews new scholarship on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families.
The past decade witnessed rapid expansion of data and strong research designs. The most …

Recent legal cases before the Supreme Court of the United States were challenging federal
definitions of marriage created by the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s voter …

First, the authors of the study had to be pro-homosexual researchers, otherwise I was
concerned that critics would simply disregard the results. And second, I only sought studies that …

Since the start of the twenty-first century, the literature on same-sex couple relationships and
families headed by single parents who identify as lesbian or gay has grown exponentially, …

It is generally understood that healthy adolescent development is influenced by a variety of
factors. Current research on the effects of family structure on adolescent development have …

In this chapter we review research on the division of household labor and its consequences.
The review summarizes research focused on issues of measurement, including research on …

… Biblarz and Stacey conclude their review by stating there are few differences in children's
psychological and social well-being, or gender or sexual behavior, in homosexual versus …

… However, the reviews were used to situate our findings in the context of the existing
literature (eg Biblarz & Stacey, 2010; Cec�lio et al., 2013; Goldberg & Gartrell, 2014; Santos, …

Cultural socialization refers to the processes by which parents communicate cultural values,
beliefs, customs, and behaviors to their children. To date, research on cultural socialization …

Previous research has documented that children who do not live with both biological parents
fare somewhat worse on a variety of outcomes than those who do. In this article, which is …