The average what?
The average civil union'd/married straight couple making 100k with 2 parents working living in a suburb v. Average civil union'd/married gay couple making 100k with 2 parents working living in a suburb?
Sure. Let's use that comparison.
Considering virtually 100% of gay people had straight parents, I would say that gay parents couldn't do any worse.
Why is marriage necessary to raise a child successfully?Yes, because straight couples can marry, thus there is a statistically higher likelihood of their family staying intact while the kids are being raised than a couple that cannot marry.
Why is marriage necessary to raise a child successfully?
I already said what y'all can do with those statistics.
I already said what y'all can do with those statistics.
Interesting studies. I'm not sure it is so clear cut though.Below are links to two posts I have made that contain a ton of information on this topic:
http://www.debatepolitics.com/1057847882-post57.html
http://www.debatepolitics.com/1057847883-post58.html
If we look at outcomes and ability to function, and we look at these from the aspects of socialization, academics, emotional functioning, and sexuality, children reared from straight parents and children reared from gay parents are, statistically, the same. The aspects examine are, also, excellent predictors of future outcomes.
So, on average, if one considers both sets of parents to be stable and loving, there would be no discernible difference.
Yes : Why?
No : Why?
Interesting studies. I'm not sure it is so clear cut though.
The research on gay parenting. - By Ann Hulbert - Slate Magazine
But wait: All the evidence—as both sides acknowledge—is seriously flawed and doesn't begin to supply anything like solid support for either the hopes of gay family harmony or the fears about scarred children and skewed
parenting.
USATODAY.com - Looking straight at gay parents
There is precious little research on the children of gay families compared with that done on the children from heterosexual unions. The studies are often small, conflicting and controversial.
Briefing on homosexual parenting
In the same way that many of the "accepted facts" from Freud and Kinsey have been found to be seriously flawed, so the current accepted wisdom about gay parenting appears to be flawed. It claims reassuring conclusions that are hard to justify from current research. In many cases it is true that studies do not show significant differences, but numbers are small and lesbian mothers are often from a more advantaged socio-economic group than the single heterosexual mothers used as controls.
It seems up in the air to me. Some of those like yourself reviewing the research come up with certain conclusions and others like those above come up with different ones.