Not all research studies tell the truth

During this week, I learned an interesting matter about a recent social science research that was published in March of the year 2012. This research talked about the differences of homosexual parents and heterosexual parents and how it was affecting the children within the family. This is quite bit controversial because for one thing, scientists were studying the parents rather than observing the children and what they had to say about it. This is such a sensitive topic because I see how the world is turning their attention into homosexual marriages and thinking it is okay to be this way, and there is no harm whatsoever. As I was reading through the article, I became aware that some of the study results included the observations from one side but not from the other. For example, a study by Koepke about Relationship quality in a sample of lesbian couples with children and child-free lesbian couples, only 47 homosexual couples rated that they had relation quality with the children, whereas heterosexual couples rated 0. 

 

Moreover, according to the American Psychology Association concluded that, “not a single study has found children of lesbian or gay parents to be disadvantaged in any significant respect relative to children of heterosexual parents”. I do not agree with this statement because there is a big impact in both sides of the spectrum. Most of the studies and surveys were conducted by well-educated Caucasian lesbian couples with children. Because of these results, they want to categorize the entire population. Now, you can see that this begins to be a biased study. The media only wants to show you the “best picture” so that you agree with the idea of children not being affected when in fact they are. What they are not showing you is the other groups of people who are also experiencing this as well. 

 

 

As I come to my conclusion, I believe it is important to keep our eyes open and listen carefully. No all the research studies tell the truth. In the world we live in, it is so easy to believe those who have the authority and manipulate our thoughts and feelings about how we should live our life or the life of others. Many of them are interested to just get a personal gain, make rumors, or because they don’t want to hurt nobody’s feelings. 

It is important to seek truth by studying reliable resources, think about it deeply in what you think is right, and come to a conclusion to what will benefit you and others around you. Taking the action also goes in hand if we want to learn more about a certain topic. As we gain knowledge by opening our minds and find evidence to our research, we may teach it to others so that they can also understand the world around them. I know I had to do my research while I was reading the article. At first, I found it interesting and thought it could all be true. However, as I looked through the document and the research analysis they made, it just didn’t make sense. I learned that this is a tool for me to learn and discern children are affected by how parents teach their children and the environment they live. We are not perfect, but we take step by step in order to grow and become a better person if we chose to do so. It is a process, and it will take time to see the world as it is, but it takes discipline to build our character and face the challenges with confidence and intelligence.