We Are Three Parents, but Legally Two
Absent Legality, Present Display
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2348151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nola Cammu (0000-0002-7570-7647, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1007-1028 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x20983379 |
| OpenAlex | W3116942015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 28 |
Parental constellations, by which more than two adults decide to conceive and raise children together, are unrecognized by most jurisdictions. Via in-depth-interviews with 21 parents living in Belgium and the Netherlands, this article explores the legal experiences of parents within intentional plus-two-parent constellations through the methodological framework of 'display work' (i.e., families are not only done but also displayed (Finch, 2007)). The parents' everyday experiences with absent legality were found to be playing out via complex interplays among internal and external levels of display. In addition, researcher's positions are believed to play a role in how certain forms of display are carried out. Consequently, the concept of display work grants us more insight into the wide array of parents' experiences with (the lack of) legal framework and its repercussions for everyday life, as well as the parents' aim to contribute to a broader context of awareness-raising and policymaking
Developmental psychology · Everyday life · Political science · Principle of legality · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Law · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
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Contested Heteronormativities
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Legalizing LGBT Families
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Gay and Lesbian Collaborative Co-Parenting in New Zealand and the United Kingdom
Naming Names
What is Wrong with Social Theory
Revisioning Family Law
Scripting Civil Partnerships
More Natural Does Not Equal More Normal
The Uncertain Legal Basis for the New Kinship
Surnaming Children Born to Lesbian and Heterosexual Couples
Displaying Families
Ideals, negotiations and gender roles in gay and lesbian co-parenting arrangements
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |