Rejection of equal adoption rights for same‐sex couples across European countries: Socializing influences on the national level and cross‐national interactions

Tessa van de Rozenberg and Peer Scheepers

Social Science Quarterly, 2022, vol. 103, issue 2, 274-293

Abstract: Objective We propose to test theoretically driven hypotheses on the rejection of equal adoption rights for same‐sex couples with factors at the national, individual, and cross‐level interactions. Method Most recent data from the European Social Survey were used (2018–2019, n = 40.494). Results As expected, equal adoption rights are more strongly rejected in countries that had communist/Nazi regimes and have less progressive laws on same‐sex relationships. Same‐sex marriage has been proven fruitful in predicting less rejection of equal adoption rights among individuals in countries that legalized adoption for same‐sex couples. Additionally, we found cross‐level interactions for progressive laws with cohort and gender. Conclusion Progressive laws on same‐sex relationships function as a “buffer” for rejection of equal adoption rights, also among progressive (western) countries. Yet this effect seems to hold especially for younger cohorts and women.

Date: 2022
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