I didn't Even Realize I Agreed to Meet the Child so Rarely.' Negotiations and Parental Desires in LGBTQ Family Forming Processes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2348352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonja Anttila (0000-0002-2892-3486, University of Helsinki, corresponding author), Päivi Palojoki (0000-0001-7323-7015, University of Helsinki), Jaana Vuori (0000-0001-7383-4207, University of Eastern Finland), Hille Janhonen-Abruquah (University of Helsinki), Hille Janhonen‐abruquah (0000-0002-4159-4058, University of Helsinki) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1637-1661 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0192513x211064862 |
| OpenAlex | W4200602637 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 36 |
This study explores the negotiations taking place in LGBTQ families before a child is born or added to the family. It asks who takes part in the negotiations and what issues are negotiated about. An online questionnaire answered by LGBTQ parents (n = 74) was analyzed with qualitative content analysis. The chain of phases leading to having a child can be referred to as a family forming process with various negotiation topics. The four phases are identified as parental desires, consideration of practices, reflecting on the decision, and concrete actions toward having a child. Besides the LGBTQ parents-to-be, significant others such as friends and the family of origin and external others such as donors and fertility clinics took part in the negotiations. Future parents needed to think about their desires in advance to enable fair and equal negotiations
Developmental psychology · Fertility · Lesbian · Negotiation · Population · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
Families We Choose
Qualitative Content Analysis in Practice
Applied Thematic Analysis
Queering “the Family”
Methodological challenges in qualitative content analysis
A Child Wanted by Two, Conceived by Several
Rethinking Family Practices
Gay Men Choosing to Co-Parent with Heterosexual Women
To Be a Parent
The donor figuration
Lesbian Parents Negotiating the Health Care System in Australia
Queer families
Negotiating parental designations among trans parents’ families
Family time negotiations in the context of non-standard work schedules
Same-Sex Marriage Policies and Lesbian Family Life
Gay and bisexual dads and diversity
Negotiating the normative
My Rainbow Family’—Discomfort and the Heteronormative Logics
It may be legal, but it is not treated equally”
The limits of choice
Women in Lesbian Relations
Governing Juridical Sex
Origins and originators
Is Kinship Always Already Heterosexual
Intimate encounters
Mothers, Fathers, and 'Mathers
More Natural Does Not Equal More Normal
Modern Families
Becoming Gay Fathers Through Transnational Commercial Surrogacy
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Conceiving and Negotiating Reproductive Relationships
Gay Men
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |