Who is Mommy Tonight
Lesbian Parenting Issues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3623938 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudia Ciano-Boyce (Northampton Community College), Lynn Shelley-Sireci, Lynn M Shelley-Sireci (Westfield State University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-13 |
| 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 | 10.1300/j082v43n02_01 |
| PMID | 12739695 |
| OpenAlex | W1824840078 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 45 |
| References cited | 10 |
Developing an identity as mother and establishing what it means to mother is a task not defined by sexual orientation. Both heterosexual and homosexual women encounter role models and the dictates of society when mothering (Nelson, 1996). The present study explores how 18 lesbian adoptive parents, 49 lesbian parents who formed their families biologically, and 44 heterosexual adoptive parents experience and perceive their parenting role, how they respond when their children seek them or their partner for particular nurturing, and how the parents negotiate the cultural expectation of a primary caregiver. Lesbian couples were more equal in their division of childcare than heterosexual parents, and lesbian adoptive parents were the most egalitarian. In all types of dual parent families, parents were sought by their child for different activities. In heterosexual adoptive and lesbian biological families, the child's parental preference was rarely a source of conflict between partners. Lesbian adoptive parents were more likely to report that this preference caused occasional conflict. Reasons for this conflict are discussed in light of societal expectations of women and the role of mother
Developmental psychology · Human sexuality · Lesbian · Negotiation · Preference · Psychoanalysis · Sexual identity · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
Lesbian and gay parents and their children
The Close Relationships of Lesbians and Gay Men
The expression of parental identifications in lesbian mothers' work and family arrangements
New Family Models and Their Influence on the Affective Development of Their Children
Research on Gay and Lesbian Parenting
Doing Housework, Redoing Gender
The German Lesbian Family Study
Child Care Responsibility in Gay Male-Parented Families
Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parents
Children's Views of Family Relationships in Lesbian-Led Families
The Division of Child Care Tasks in Same-Sex Couples
Same-Sex Couples’ Division of Labor from a Cross-National Perspective
Toward Inclusivity in Family Narratives
The division of household labor by lesbian families residing in the northeast of England
Cash‐for‐Care and the Cost of Parenthood
La lesboparentalité
Money, Birth, Gender
Ideological beliefs and gender essentialism
Identity Transformation During the Transition to Parenthood Among Same‐Sex Couples
Rethinking Families Over the Life Course Development Perspective
Queering the Home
Facteurs décisionnels reliés au statut biologique et au mode de procréation chez des futures mères lesbiennes
About as Solid as a Fish Net
Family Outings
Lesbian mothers’ constructions of the division of paid and unpaid labor
Affective Arousal During Blaming in Couple Therapy
Women in Lesbian Relations
Motherhood Is Not a Given Thing
The Division of Paid Labor in Same-Sex Couples in the Netherlands
Income dynamics in couples and the dissolution of marriage and cohabitation
Les familles homoparentales
L'homoparentalité et la transparentalité au prisme des sciences sociales
Generating Heat or Light? The Challenge of Social Address Variables
Homoparentalidade no masculino
Sharing Motherhood
Doing gender in Spanish same-sex couples. The distribution of housework and childcare
We Are Seriously Two Equals
Joint Utility or Sub-optimal Outcomes? Household Income Development of Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples Transitioning to Parenthood in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden
Splitting the penalty by taking turns? Same-sex mothers' earnings losses in Norway
Assortative Mating Among Dutch Married and Cohabiting Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples
The Division of Labor in Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual New Adoptive Parents
How Does the Gender of Parents Matter
Why do gendered divisions of labour persist? Parental leave take-up among adoptive and biological parents
Occupational status of partnered gay men and lesbians in the Netherlands
Same-sex parenting and children's outcomes
| Unique citing works | 45 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |