Familiar fears: the social work assessment of lesbian and gay fostering and adoption applicants
(1998)
Thesis
Hicks, S. Familiar fears: the social work assessment of lesbian and gay fostering and adoption applicants. (Thesis). University of Lancaster
This thesis considers how local authority social workers go about assessing the suitability of lesbians and gay men to foster or adopt children. It also asks how far a stated lesbian or gay sexuality is problematic within this process. A construct... Read More about Familiar fears: the social work assessment of lesbian and gay fostering and adoption applicants.