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Grand Families Count In Idaho, Harriet Shaklee, Jeri Bigbee, Misty Wall

Misty Wall

Examines economic and psychosocial issues impacting kinship caregivers in Idaho.

Reproductive Decision Making Among Lesbian Women, Misty Wall

Misty Wall

A non-experimental, survey design was used to determine which factors influence a lesbian woman’s decision to have, or not have, a child. Data was collected via the internet from 373 adult women, who self identify as lesbian. This study was guided by feminist theory and attempts to connect existing empirical literature regarding decision making with the experiences of lesbian women.

Review of existing theoretical and empirical literature regarding decision making and lesbian headed families showed that six factors; family of origin support, extrinsic religiosity, perceived ability to parent, internalized homophobia, perceived impact of motherhood, and fear of prejudice and discrimination …