Adoção homoparental e preconceito: crenças de estudantes de direito e serviço social

Attorneys and social workers are key actors in implementing new practices for gay adoption, however, it seems to exist a lack of training on human development and sexuality during the decision-making process. The aim of this study is to investigate the belief of law and social worker students on sexual orientation and homoparental adoption. The study included 132 students, 67 (49.2%) enrolled in Social Service major and 65 (50.8%) in law, all from a public university, with mean age of 25 years (SD = 5.51). Two scales were used (beliefs about homosexuality and homoparental adoption belief), moreover, it was asked about the contact and information about homosexuality. In general, social work students had