Which of the following is a result of an interesting longitudinal study conducted by Tasker and Golombok (1997) to compare children raised by lesbian couples and single heterosexual mothers?

A. The children reared by lesbian parents had been traumatized by their family situation when they were adolescents.
B. Problems did arise for those who were stigmatized by their peers and those who felt that their mothers were too open about their lesbian identity in front of their friends.
C. There were significant differences between the two groups in their acceptance of their family identity during adolescence.
D. All of these answers are correct.


Answer: B

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