A preliminary look at relationships between married gay men and lesbians and their parents-in-law
Five case studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12399028 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey L Greif (0000-0001-7620-506X, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;, corresponding author), Judith Leitch (0000-0002-6201-5609, Freed Bodyworks, Washington, DC, USA), Michael E Woolley (0000-0003-0965-7175, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 290-313 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-8720 • E-ISSN: 1540-4056 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10538720.2019.1615591 |
| OpenAlex | W2947425117 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
With marriage between lesbians and between gays now legal in the United States, it is important to gain an understanding of how in-law relationships function for this population. Five case studies, part of a larger study of in-law relationships, are presented that help further knowledge of the potential obstacles that some couples may face in relation to their in-laws. Common experiences include relationships improving over time; struggling with acceptance; feeling closer to parents-in-law because other adult children or adult children-in-law have fallen out of favor; recognizing the significant role that the child-in-law’s spouse plays in the relationship between the child-in-law and the parent-in-law; understanding the role that the larger community plays; considering both parents-in-law as separate voices in the in-law dyad; and experiencing feelings of ambivalence that arise between family members. Practice implications for clinicians are included as are implications for future research
Ambivalence · Developmental psychology · Dyad · Face (sociological concept · Family law · Feeling · Lesbian · Political science · Population · Sociology · Spouse · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |