Between Abnormal "Otherness" to Groundbreaking "Uniqueness
The Family-Construction Process of the GLBT Family
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3606083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ariel Oren (University of Haifa, corresponding author), Adital Ben‐ari (University of Haifa), A Ben-Ari (School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1603-1624 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00918369.2019.1600901 |
| PMID | 30998437 |
| OpenAlex | W2939760091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
The GLBT family is a new postmodern phenomenon demonstrating the accomplishments of marginal groups seeking acceptance within mainstream society. The article is based on a qualitative phenomenological study conducted in Israel during 2012, providing a theoretical model combining a vast number of GLBT parenting options ranging from surrogacy, sperm donation, adoption, and co-parenting. The research consisted of 50 personal interviews that concentrated on the family experiences of couples of gay men and lesbian woman who opted to bring a child into their families. Analysis of the data points to a process of empowerment where societal norms in respect to gender, parenting, and family are deconstructed and then reconstructed. The theoretical model conceptualizes three parenting challenges that highlight the respondent's family experience: "Otherness," belonging, and self-actualization. Research shows that every period of family life addresses a different segment, where one of the three challenges becomes the dominant experience
Developmental psychology · Heteronormativity · Human sexuality · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Lesbian · Mainstream · Political science · Qualitative research · Respondent · Social science · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
Phenomenological research methods
Lesbian Motherhood
Between the Social and the Personal
Imagination and integrity
Queer Theory
Division of labor among gay fathers
About as Solid as a Fish Net
Familism, postmodernity and the state
Gay male couples’ paternal involvement in lesbian-parented families
Motherhood Is Not a Given Thing
The Emotional Experience of Motherhood in Planned Lesbian Families in the South African Context
(How) Does the Sexual Orientation of Parents Matter
De novoFamilies
Opting Into Motherhood
How Does the Gender of Parents Matter
Lesbian Couples' Relationship Quality Across the Transition to Parenthood
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |