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Waco, Texas, Jun 22, 2012 \/ 02:21 am (CNA<\/a>).- A group of social scientists has lamented the \u201csustained and sensational criticism\u201d from news media about a study that showed\u00a0 increased difficulties and negative outcomes among young adult children of parents who have had same-sex relationships.<\/p>\n

\tThe 18 social scientists said that the research of University of Texas sociology professor Mark Regnerus is \u201cnot without limitations\u201d but much of the criticism he has received is \u201cunwarranted.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThey noted that sociology professor Paul Amato, chair of the family section of the American Sociological Association and president of the National Council on Family Relations, said that Regnerus\u2019 study was \u201cbetter situated than virtually all previously studies\u201d to detect differences between different family groups in the U.S. population.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe are disappointed that many media outlets have not done their due diligence in investigating the scientific validity of prior studies, and acknowledging the superiority of Regnerus\u2019 sample to most previous research,\u201d the social scientists said June 20 in a statement posted on the website of Baylor University\u2019s Institute for Studies of Religion.<\/p>\n

\tRegnerus\u2019 research found \u201cstatistically significant\u201d differences in 25 of 40 outcomes between adult children who grew up with married, opposite-sex parents and those who grew up with a mother who had a same-sex relationship.<\/p>\n

\tHouseholds led by parents of either sex who engaged in same-sex relationships also showed greater household instability.<\/p>\n

\tChildren from same-sex female households showed more physical and mental health problems, more instability in romantic relationships, and lower average income as adults. They also showed higher levels of unemployment, smoking, need for public assistance and involvement in crime.<\/p>\n

\tRegnerus published his findings in the July issue of Social Science Research. He used data from the New Family Structures Study, which measured differences in 40 social and personal indicators among 3,000 Americans ages 18 to 39 who were raised in eight different types of households.<\/p>\n

\tMany prominent media outlets criticized the research as \u201canti-gay\u201d and \u201csloppy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHowever, the social scientists who defend Regnerus said he used a \u201clarge, random and representative sample\u201d of more than 200 children raised by parents who have had same-sex relationships.<\/p>\n

\tBy contrast, the \u201cvast majority\u201d of studies on the subject before 2012 have used \u201csmall, non-representative samples\u201d unrepresentative of children in typical same-sex families in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\tRegnerus\u2019 findings of family instability are consistent with other studies of homosexual couples in countries like the Netherlands and Sweden, the social scientists said.<\/p>\n

\tHis findings also find a \u201cparallel\u201d in a new paper from American Institutes for Research sociologist Daniel Potter. Potter\u2019s research on same-sex parenting and children\u2019s academic achievement, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, found that children in same-sex parent families scored lower than their peers in married households with both biological parents.<\/p>\n

\tRegnerus\u2019 defenders said they do not think the new studies settle the debate about \u201cgay parenting, same-sex marriage, and the welfare of children.\u201d Backers of \u201csame-sex marriage\u201d could use the data as evidence same-sex relationships need legal supports for social stability, they noted.<\/p>\n

\tThey said Regnerus has \u201chelped to inform the ongoing scholarly and public conversation about same-sex families in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe social scientists who signed the letter defending Regnerus include Christian Smith of the University of Notre Dame, Rodney Stark of Baylor University and W. Bradford Wilcox of the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n

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