Sons Talk About Their Gay Fathers
This book looks at how sons react to learning that their fathers are gay. It shows, over time, how this has changed their family relationships and their lives as a whole. Written with a minimum of jargon, Sons Talk About Their Gay Fathers: Life Curves is both accessible to beginners and relevant to more advanced researchers and practitioners. It draws from a wide range of literary, popular, and psychological sources and includes a reference section and an interview guide.\ To view an excerpt...
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Gottlieb, a private practitioner specializing in the treatment of gay men, looks at how sons react to learning that their fathers are gay, drawing on interviews with 12 sons to reveal how family relationships and sons' and fathers' lives changed over time after disclosure. Presenting much material in the sons' own words, Gottlieb also describes the research process for this qualitative study and discusses findings within the context of psychoanalytic theory. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
ForewordPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Gay Fatherhood: A Contradiction in Terms?1Ch. 1Father to Child9The Tragedy of Sonship9The Father: A Janus-Faced Figure14The Crisis of Sonship: The Father Through the Life Cycle17Ch. 2The Quest for the Real Father27Children's Responses28Adolescents' Responses31Adults' Responses41Ch. 3Methodology49The Sample49The Search for Subjects50The Subjects52Trustworthiness54The Interview56Interviewing: Location and Modes57Bias and Impressions58Data Collection and Analysis60Ch. 4The Stories63Mark63Andy67Noah72Joseph78Richard81Shawn83Rob89Eric93Paul III99Elliot104Thomas110Matthew115Ch. 5Findings123Beginnings123Suspicious130Disclosure134Impact138Ch. 6Discussion145Levels of Acceptance145The Adaptive Son147Limitations and Implications for Future Research153Implications for Clinical Practice155Epilogue156App. AConsent Form159App. BSemistructured Interview Guide161App. CThe Sons at a Glance163References165Index175
