Book Review: Counted Out: Same-Sex Relations and Americans’ Definitions of Family

Powell, Rachel; Vulpis, Mindy L.

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“…Even if it had little influence on legislative and social policy change, public opinion still is important—especially opinion regarding single‐parent and same‐sex families. Public opinion tells us the extent to which these families are seen as legitimate and deserving of informal and formal rights and recognition (Powell et al, 2010).…”

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“…Scholars have documented the liberalization of American's views regarding many social issues (Brooks, 2000) and, in turn, their views regarding sexual minorities and sexual behaviors that used to be deemed non‐normative (e.g., sexual activity outside of marriage) (Schnabel & Sevell, 2017; Usdansky, 2009). Relatedly, Americans' views of what it means to be a family have become more expansive (Powell et al, 2010). Scholars also have identified sociodemographic groups who have more liberal views in general, more open views regarding sexual minorities, and more expansive definitions of family (Andersen & Fetner, 2008; Baunach, 2012; Powell et al, 2010; Schnabel, 2018a).…”

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“…Relatedly, Americans' views of what it means to be a family have become more expansive (Powell et al, 2010). Scholars also have identified sociodemographic groups who have more liberal views in general, more open views regarding sexual minorities, and more expansive definitions of family (Andersen & Fetner, 2008; Baunach, 2012; Powell et al, 2010; Schnabel, 2018a). We therefore might expect that these groups similarly show greater support for both single‐parent and same‐sex parent households.…”

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“…Finally, as noted above, religiosity may be linked to views of single parents and same‐sex parents, with more religious adults privileging “traditional” families over both single‐parent and same‐sex parent households. Studies, however, have shown that religious persons hold particularly negative views regarding same‐sex relations (Adamczyk, 2017; Powell et al, 2010; Schnabel, 2018a; Whitehead, 2018). Accordingly, we expect that they also may assess same‐sex parents more critically than they assess single parents.…”

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“…The limited evidence, based primarily on national surveys (e.g., the General Social Surveys and the National Survey of American Families) from the 1990s and early 2000s, suggests some over-time movement toward more positive views regarding single parents and their ability to raise children (Treas et al, 2014;Weaver & Duongtran, 2009). This change parallels the growing recognition, and acceptance, of different family forms (Jacques, 1998;Powell et al, 2010;Thornton & Young-DeMarco, 2001).…”

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One parent, two parents, one sex, two sexes: Public attitudes toward single and same‐sex parents

Cheng

Kelley

Powell

2022

J of Marriage and Family

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The aim of this study is to compare public opinion regarding single and same-sex parents. Background: Comparing attitudes about the effectiveness of single-parents to same-sex parents shows how much importance the public places on the number of parents compared to the sex of the parents; however, surprisingly little research examines attitudes about single and samesex parenting ability. Method: We use data from the 2012 General Social Survey "Family-and-Changing-Gender-Roles" module (N $ 1200) to compare perceptions of the effectiveness of single parents (vs. two parents) and same-sex parents (vs. a mother and a father). We construct a measure that captures whether individuals hold more positive attitudes about single parents or same-sex parents. We then rely on multivariate models to examine the impact of sociodemographic characteristics on these perceptions, and explore the influence of attitudes regarding gender, sexuality, and childcare policy.Results: Approximately half of the respondents provided similarly positive or negative responses regarding the effectiveness of single and same-sex parents; of the remaining half, slightly more provided higher ratings to single parents. Several sociodemographic factors-gender, age, marital status, region, and sexual minority statussignificantly shape attitudes about same-sex and single parents in similar directions-although, in some cases, these factors also predict differences in these attitudes. For example, compared to men, women are more positive about both single parents and same-sex parents, but they still rate single parents higher. In contrast, other sociodemographic factors-notably, race/ethnicity and education-predict attitudes about same-sex and single parents, as well as the difference between these two parental types. Some of these patterns occur via respondents' religiosity. Of the attitudinal factors, attitudes regarding

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Does Sexual Orientation Complicate the Relationship Between Marital Status and Gender With Self-rated Health and Cardiovascular Disease?

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A substantial body of work has demonstrated the importance of marital status for health, yet the vast majority of this work has studied heterosexual marriages and relationships. To understand the role of marital status in shaping health among heterosexual, lesbian, gay, and bisexual men and women, we examine data from a probability-based sample of adults living in 40 U.S. states for selected years between 2011–2015. We test two physical health outcomes—poor-to-fair self-rated health and cardiovascular disease—and present predicted probabilities and pairwise comparisons from logistic regression models before and after adjustment for demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and depression. Overall, findings reveal some important similarities and differences in the relationships between marital status and health by sexual orientation and gender. First, the health benefits of marriage extend to sexual minority adults, relative to adults who are either formerly or never married. Among heterosexual adults, adjusted models also highlight the healthy status of never-married adults. Second, the health benefits associated with intimate relationships appear less dependent on legal marriage among sexual minorities than among heterosexual adults. Third, we document a persistent health disadvantage for bisexual adults compared with heterosexual adults, particularly among women who are formerly married, indicating some elevated health vulnerability among selected sexual minority women. Fourth, associations between sexual orientation and health are more similar across marital status groups for men than women. Altogether, these findings add much needed nuance to our understanding of the association between marital status and health in an era of increasing diversity in adult relationships.

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Romantic relationship transitions and changes in health among rural, White young adults.

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Journal of Family Psychology

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A growing body of research examines how the presence and quality of romantic relationships, from dating to marriage, contribute to health. However, this work oftentimes fails to consider instability in the relationship supports and stressors thought to affect health. This is particularly important during the transition to adulthood when instability in romantic relationships is expected to be common. Barr, Culatta, and Simons (2013) put forth a new model that has shown promise for assessing the degree of this instability and its implications for young adult health. They tested their model, however, with an African American sample, and it remains unclear whether it is generalizable to other groups of young adults. The current study considers the generality of their model by applying it to a rural, White sample drawn from the Iowa Youth and Families Project, the only extant data set able to assess both their proposed measurement of relationship instability and its relation to multidimensional measures of health across the transition to adulthood. Findings lend support to their model, yet the degree of instability found among the rural, White young adults in the current study was less than that found in Barr et al.'s (2013) study. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Book Review: Counted Out: Same-Sex Relations and Americans’ Definitions of Family

Cited by 9 publications

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One parent, two parents, one sex, two sexes: Public attitudes toward single and same‐sex parents

One parent, two parents, one sex, two sexes: Public attitudes toward single and same‐sex parents

Does Sexual Orientation Complicate the Relationship Between Marital Status and Gender With Self-rated Health and Cardiovascular Disease?

Romantic relationship transitions and changes in health among rural, White young adults.

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