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Dufur, Mikaela., McKune, Benjamin., Hoffmann, John. and Bahr, Stephen. "Adolescent Outcomes in Single Parent, Heterosexual Couple, and Homosexual Couple Families: Findings from a National Survey" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City, Aug 11, 2007 <Not Available>. 2010-01-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p184075_index.html>

Dufur, M. , McKune, B. A., Hoffmann, J. P. and Bahr, S. J. , 2007-08-11 "Adolescent Outcomes in Single Parent, Heterosexual Couple, and Homosexual Couple Families: Findings from a National Survey" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City Online <PDF>. 2010-01-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p184075_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Multiple studies suggest that children benefit by being raised in families where the child’s biological parents are married to each other. Examinations of academic outcomes, deviant behavior, and sexual behavior all show that children in two biological parent families do better than children in stepfamilies or single-parent families. Explanations for why these patterns exist, however, are less well outlined. Popular explanations include the idea that mothers and fathers bring unique characteristics and parenting styles to families, and children in single-parent or same-sex parenting models will face deficiencies because they lack a parent of one gender. Other explanations, however, focus on the number of parents, arguing that parents of any gender are hard-pressed to provide for all of a child’s needs on their own. Of particular interest is how adolescents raised by gay parents might shed light on these competing explanations. Comparisons across explanations have been hampered by scholars’ inability to compare various family types. In this study, we provide the first empirical analysis using national representative data that compares adolescents from these various family types on several different social outcomes. We utilize data from the National Survey of Adolescent Health (AddHealth) to compare a variety of academic and behavioral outcomes across seven family types: two-parent biological, single mother, single father, father/stepmother, mother/stepfather, two gay male parents, and two lesbian parents. Comparisons across these family types show that adolescents raised by gay and lesbian parents typically behave more like youth in two parent biological families, providing little support for gendered-deficit theories.

Differences in Adolescent Sexual Outcomes in Single-Mother and Single-Father Households

Ethnic Differences in the Effects of Parent-Adolescent Support on Adolescent Problem Behavior in Single Mother Families