I Would Like to, But My World Wouldn't End If I Didn't
Marital Aspirations Among Sexual Minority Young Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2348606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aaron Hoy (0000-0003-1837-8311, Minnesota State University, Mankato, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2943-2965 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0192513x231226146 |
| OpenAlex | W4390619551 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 41 |
Despite the legalization of same-sex marriage across the US, research on young adults' marital aspirations has tended to overlook sexual identity altogether or focus exclusively on those who are heterosexual. To address this, in this article, I draw upon quantitative and qualitative data from an online survey to describe the marital aspirations and motivations of a convenience sample of sexual minority young adults ( N = 256). Descriptive analyses indicate that although a majority of respondents would like to marry someday, a similar number claim that getting married is not 'a major life goal.' Those who want to marry cite several primary reasons, including companionship and lifelong commitment, but also qualify their marital aspirations in several ways, including by questioning both the necessity and normativity of marriage. The relatively small number of respondents do not want to marry express similar concerns and critique marriage as a heteronormative institution
Human sexuality · Interpersonal relationship · Legalization · Marital status · Population · Premarital sex · Sexual behavior · Sexual identity · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
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Lesbian and Gay Youth's Aspirations for Marriage and Raising Children
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Conducting Online Surveys
The online survey as a qualitative research tool
License to wed
Chronic Illness in Non-heterosexual Contexts
What are the Links in a Web Survey Among Response Time, Quality, and Auto-Evaluation of the Efforts Done
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Race Differences in Attitudinal and Motivational Factors in the Decision to Marry
Marital Paradigms
Marriage Is More Than Being Together
Age and the Desire to Marry
The Relationships Between Emerging Adults' Expressed Desire to Marry and Frequency of Participation in Risk-Taking Behaviors
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Young Adult Relationship Values at the Intersection of Gender and Sexuality
The Changing Institution of Marriage
Race/Ethnic Differences in the Marital Expectations of Adolescents
Four Decades of Trends in Attitudes Toward Family Issues in the United States
The deinstitutionalization of American marriage
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |