A Boy, His Two Mothers, and Psychosexual Development
A A California
clinical psychologist is urging mental health professionals to begin developing
new therapies to aid children who are brought up in gay households. Toni Vaughn
Heineman, DMH, put forth her
theories in Psychoanalytic Psychology (2004, Vol. 21, No. 1, 99-115). She
stressed that children of gay parents should not be compared to those of
heterosexual parents in a way that implies that heterosexuality is the norm.
B According to Heineman, “Children of gay and lesbian parents must be
offered theories of healthy development that include them.” She observes that Freudian theories of sexual development
were based upon the heterosexual family as the norm, and that “homophobia” has
been institutionalized within psychoanalysis.
C In addition, she believes that the internalized,
anti-homosexual attitudes of the gay parents themselves have “contributed to
our lack of theoretical attention to the psychosexual development of children
living and growing up in these families.” The author says research comparing
different family structures is counterproductive. “Research on the children of
gay and lesbian parents that focuses on comparisons with the children of
heterosexual parents, including comparisons with children of single
heterosexual mothers, runs the danger of perpetuating
the hetero-centric assumptions of
our current developmental theories.”
D For Some Children, Having Three Parents is Normal
In discussing children
growing up in gay households, she targets the developmental challenges of boys
who are reared in lesbian homes. She suggests that a boy in a lesbian household
must move from viewing his parents as a dyadic
relationship to a triadic
relationship. In this new relationship, the boy not only has two mothers, but
must cope with the reality of an absent father.
E Will children in homosexual households become homosexuals themselves?
She writes: “Although most children of homosexual parents identify themselves
as heterosexual, it is not surprising that they report more homosexual
experimentation than the children of heterosexual parents. Lesbian parents may
offer their children a range of identificatory possibilities, at least in the
area of sexual object choice – perhaps wishing for their children to be
different from them, while being open to their being like them, in this
regard.”
assumption – předpoklad
dyadic – dvojí
Freudian – Freudovský
internalize – osvojit,
přijmout za své
perpetuate – zachovat,
zvěčnit
put forth – přednést,
projevit
triadic – trojí
1) Read the article and match each of the headings to a paragraph.
1 A boy in a lesbian household
2 Introduction
3 Will children in
homosexual households become homosexuals?
4 Freudian theories
5 Research comparing
different family structures
2) Read the article and answer the questions.
1 What is the article about?
2 Who is Toni Vaughn Heineman?
3 What are her opinions?
4 Do you agree with her? Why?
3) Explain the following words.
1 gay household
2 homophobia
3 absent father
4 heterosexual
5 experimentation
4) Answer the following questions.
What family types do you
know? Who are members of a family? What are the specifics of a family of a same
sex couple?
1)
ReplyDelete1.D
2.A
3.E
4.B
5.C
2)
1.The article is about results and impact homosexual family to the child.
2.Toni Vaughn Heineman is a California clinical psychologist.
3.She think that children of homosexual parents should not be compared to children of heterosexual parents in a way that indicates that heterosexuality is the norm.
4.I think, that she has true, because the child should decide itself and shouldn't be influenced by parents.
3)
1. It's a noun phrases, it's a home, where are two fathers
2. It's a noun, it's a fear from homosexuality and homosexual people
3. It's a situation when in family isn't a man
4. It's a adjective, It's when people prefer people with other sex.
5. It's a situation when people try sex with different sex people.
1)
ReplyDelete1.D
2.A
3.E
4.B
5.C
2.
1.The article is about boy who has a two mothers and about children in a homosexual family.
2.A clinical psychologist in California which deals with the mental health of children in homosexual homes. Children from homosexual and heterosexual families should not be bothered
3.Children of homosexual and lesbian parents must be offered healthy theories that include them.
4.I agree. hat she has true, because the child should decide itself
3.
1 gay household it´s noun phrase, it´s a same sex couples live there
2 homophobia - when people hate homosexuals
3 absent father – the father is missing in family
4 heterosexual these people they like opposite sex
5 experimentation try new fings, new activity
1.
ReplyDelete1 D
2 A
3 E
4 B
5 C
2.
1
The article is about homosexual family and some problems with this relationship. And how this tipe of families influences their childer. Like they are homosexuals too or they are missing other sex?
2
Psychologist
3
“Children of gay and lesbian parents must be offered theories of healthy development that include them.” She observes that Freudian theories of sexual development were based upon the heterosexual family as the norm, and that “homophobia” has been institutionalized within psychoanalysis.
4
No, I do not. Because in this time homosexual families are normal. And they can take care of childer the same or better like normal family.
3.
Family with one sex.
It is situation when some people do not like a couple wiht the same couple.
It is situation when is not in family father.
It is couple with girl and boy.
It is situation when one person try a lot of options like woman or man or both.
1-paragraph:
ReplyDelete1-D, 2-A, 3-E, 4-B, 5-C
2-questions:
1-Article is about family with boy and two mothers. and It is about psychologist Heinemanm she say in article her opinion.
2- Toni Vaughn Heineman is psychologist. her theories in Psychoanalytic Psychology.
3- her opinion is: She stressed that children of gay parents should not be compared to those of heterosexual parents in a way that implies that heterosexuality is the norm.
4-
3-words
gay household-family there live same sex couple together
homofobia- People, who hate homosexuals
absent father-Family there is no father. Father miss in family.
heterosexual- People, who love opposite sex.
experientation- perform a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to determine something
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