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Contested Heteronormativities: Discourses of Fatherhood among Lesbian Parents in Sweden and Ireland
Published in:
Sexualities, Vol: 8, Page: 189-204
Publication Date:
2005
Aims & Objectives:
This article explores discourses of fatherhood among lesbian parents in Sweden and Ireland, based on interviews with 68 participants
Abstract:
This article explores discourses of fatherhood among lesbian parents in Sweden and Ireland, based on interviews with 68 participants. Swedish lesbian parents generally expressed a strong preference for a known donor who would play an active parenting role. In contrast, Irish participants usually chose an uninvolved donor, but nonetheless one whose identity was known, albeit usually only to the lesbian parents. The significance of biology to kinship was both destabilized and reinforced, while gender and parenting discourses were also reinvented in complex ways. Reproductive decision-making among lesbian parents reflects hegemonic discourses of fatherhood in both countries. The ways that these discourses are subverted and reinscribed reveals the situatedness of lesbian parents in national contexts, where the 'Other¿ is deeply embedded in local discourses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Sexualities is the property of Sage Publications, Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Authors:
Róisà Ryan-Flood
Study Type:
Study Papers » Qualitative Study » Qualitative Studies
Notes:
Article 13634607 Accession Number: 16871666; Ryan-Flood, Róisà 1; Affiliations: 1: University of Essex, UK Source Info: Apr2005, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p189; Thesaurus Term: FATHERHOOD; Thesaurus Term: KINSHIP; Subject Term: LESBIAN mothers; Subject Term: CHILDREN of lesbian mothers; Subject Term: CHILDREN of lesbian parents; Subject Term: LESBIAN families; Subject Term: GAY parents; Subject Term: LESBIANS; Subject Term: IRELAND; Subject Term: SWEDEN; Author-Supplied Keyword: Fatherhood; Author-Supplied Keyword: Ireland; Author-Supplied Keyword: Lesbian parents; Author-Supplied Keyword: Reproductive decision-making; Author-Supplied Keyword: Sweden; Number of Pages: 16p. Document Type: Article
Categories:
fatherhood among lesbian parents
International Classification:
Fathering roles
Keywords:
- CHILDREN of lesbian mothers
- CHILDREN of lesbian parents
- FATHERHOOD
- GAY parents
- Ireland
- KINSHIP
- LESBIAN families
- LESBIAN mothers
- Lesbian parents
- LESBIANS
- Reproductive decision-making
- Sweden
Geography:
International (Sweden and Ireland)