Queerying Families of Origin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12927600 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Brainer (0009-0005-1913-1830, University of Michigan–Dearborn, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 116-121 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Theory & Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1756-2570 • E-ISSN: 1756-2589 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jftr.12129 |
| OpenAlex | W2292892486 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Fifteen years ago, Robert-Jay Green published a critique of the prevailing wisdom surrounding lesbians and gay men in families of origin. In this work, Green (2000) called attention to the overgeneralization of findings from studies of White, North American, upperand middle-class lesbians and gays; recruitment primarily from PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and other groups that are likely to be uniquely accepting; and failure to analyze the social and cultural contexts in which family interactions unfold, among other theoretical and methodological issues. The trouble, Green noted, is not merely the skewed picture we develop as a result, but how this picture informs clinical practice, and the labeling of certain choices, such as coming out to family members, as more psychologically healthy and mature than others. Many of these same critiques are raised by Chiara Bertone and Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli in their important new volume, Queerying Families of Origin, which highlights the unfortunate persistence of these problems into the 21st century. Although we have seen an explosion of lesbian, gay, and queer scholarship, and we have pushed boundaries and "queered" the family along many dimensions, the study of sexuality within families of origin remains comparatively narrow in its scope. Indeed, Bertone and Pallotta-Chiarolli open the book by highlighting "the gaps between the richness of research on GLBT lives, including experiences of intimacy and parenthood, and the paucity of research on their relations with their families of origin" (p. 1)
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |