Decentering Heteronormativity: A Model for Family Studies

Oswald, Ramona Faith; Blume, Libby Baiter; Marks, Stephen R.

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“…The current study suggests that relationship violence interventions for at-risk youth might focus on modifying participants' general attitudes towards gender roles rather than, or in addition to, the typical focus on teaching knowledge about IPV and IPV prevention strategies (e.g., Belknap, Haglund, Felzer, Pruszynski, & Schneider, 2013;Hickman, Jaycox, & Aronof, 2004;Jaycox et al, 2006). However, meaningfully modifying heteronormative beliefs about men and women is likely to require a great deal of time and effort, as these beliefs are transmitted and adopted at very young ages (e.g., DePalma & Atkinson, 2010;Martin, 2009;Myers & Raymond, 2010) and fundamentally organize our understandings of men's and women's interactions (e.g., Oswald, Blume, & Marks, 2005).…”

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The Relationship Between Heteronormative Beliefs and Verbal Sexual Coercion in College Students

Eaton

Matamala

2014

Arch Sex Behav

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Heteronormative standards for sex and romance situate men and women in a hierarchical relationship that characterizes masculinity as active and persistent and femininity as passive and responsive to male sexuality. Individuals who endorse heteronormative beliefs, such as the belief that men should dominate women sexually or that men are always ready for sex, may therefore be more approving of and experienced with behaviors that involve one partner exerting sexual pressure on the other. In the present study, we investigated the relationship between the endorsement of heteronormative beliefs and men's and women's approval of and experience with verbal sexual coercion (both as a perpetrator and as a victim). We first established a gender-neutral higher-order construct representing heteronormative beliefs consisting of multiple measures of gender norms for sexuality and relationships in a sample of 555 heterosexual college students (292 women, 263 men) primarily of Hispanic origin. We next found that endorsement of heteronormative beliefs was positively correlated with personal acceptance of verbal sexual coercion strategies and personal experience as the victim and perpetrator of verbal sexual coercion for both men and women. While men reported more overall support for heteronormative beliefs and more experience as a victim and perpetrator of verbal sexual coercion, there were minimal gender differences in how heteronormative beliefs related to verbal sexual coercion variables. The positive association found between heteronormative beliefs and sexual coercion in young men's and women's relationships represents an important step towards better understanding the antecedents and consequences of intimate partner violence.

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The Relationship Between Heteronormative Beliefs and Verbal Sexual Coercion in College Students

Eaton

Matamala

2014

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“…The definitional trends in scholarship illustrate how participants' discursive constructions of choice and identity are much more complex than acknowledged by many scholars. Further, definitions that rely on participants' ability to biologically procreate privilege simplistic understandings of reproductive choice where only heterosexuality is considered normal, standard, and natural (Oswald, Blume, & Marks, 2005).…”

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Reconsidering Childfreedom: A Feminist Exploration of Discursive Identity Construction in Childfree LiveJournal Communities

Moore

2014

Women's Studies in Communication

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“…The theoretical models or perspectives used to frame the 30 highly cited papers on LGB parent families fall into one of the following broad themes (listed alphabetically): Ecological Theory (Bronfenbrenner, 2001), Economic Theories (i.e., of families and family dynamics; Becker, 1981), Egalitarian, Feminist, and/or Gender Theory (from a psychological and/or sociological standpoint, Connell, 1987;Ferree, 1990), Family Systems Theory (including the Process Model of Family Functioning, cited by Leung, Erich, & Kanenberg, 2005), a Life Course Perspective (Bengston & Allen, 1993;Elder, 1998), Queer Theory (i.e., challenging commonly accepted notions about gender and sexuality; Butler, 1990;Oswald, Blume, & Marks, 2005), Procreative Identity Framework (Marsiglio, Hutchinson, & Cohan, 2001), Social Constructionist Theory (Gergen, 1985), and Symbolic Interactionism (Goffmann, 1959). Papers during this time period also referred to academic debates within their subject discipline: Developmental Psychological Perspectives (i.e., about children's gender development, overall adjustment, or parenting capacities), Social Psychological Perspectives (i.e., about stigma, victimization, disclosure, and coming out processes faced by LGB persons), and Sociological Perspectives on Family Formation (e.g., discussion of the transition to parenthood and/or discourses about parenthood in sociology).…”

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Theory in Highly Cited Studies of Sexual Minority Parent Families: Variations and Implications

Farr

Tasker

Goldberg

2016

Journal of Homosexuality

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This paper includes a systematic review and citation analysis of the literature regarding sexual minority parent families, particularly attending to what theories have been used, and how. We consider the importance of theoretical frameworks for future research and implications for policy, practice, and law related to sexual minority parent families. Our review targets 30 highly cited studies located through Google Scholar (as an interdisciplinary search engine) and published within a specific time frame (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). We highlight the dominant theoretical models employed across disciplines studying sexual minority parent families. While the majority of studies reviewed referred to theoretical models or perspectives, explicit theoretical grounding was frequently lacking. Instead, the empirical work reviewed appeared to have a predominantly applied focus in addressing public debates on sexual minority parent families. We provide recommendations for how theory might be more fully integrated into the social science literature on sexual minority parents and their children. Therefore, what and how theories are utilized in studies regarding LGB parent families are the focus of this paper (note that we also use the term "sexual minority" to refer to nonheterosexual individuals). Our systematic review of highly cited articles in the literature about THEORY IN HIGHLY CITED LG PARENT FAMILY STUDIES 4LGB parent families indicates that research in this area spans from studies lacking a strong or well-integrated theoretical framework, to those that use theories framed by or that challenge heteronormative cultural values (e.g., assumptions that children need a mother and a father for optimal development), and finally to research grounded in a clear theoretical foundation within a given discipline (e.g., psychology, sociology, economics, etc.). First we provide discussion of why theoretical frameworks can be advantageous to research design and execution. Next we give a general overview about historical trends regarding the theories that have framed research onLGB parent families since studies were first published in this area in the 1970s. Then we provide a detailed discussion of the theoretical models and perspectives involved in highly cited empirical studies about LGB parent families and consider how thoroughly theory has been incorporated into reports of empirical work in the field. Finally, based on this systematic review and citation analysis, we offer recommendations and implications for future research in the field of sexual orientation and gender diversity.

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Decentering Heteronormativity: A Model for Family Studies

Cited by 143 publications

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The Relationship Between Heteronormative Beliefs and Verbal Sexual Coercion in College Students

The Relationship Between Heteronormative Beliefs and Verbal Sexual Coercion in College Students

Reconsidering Childfreedom: A Feminist Exploration of Discursive Identity Construction in Childfree LiveJournal Communities

Theory in Highly Cited Studies of Sexual Minority Parent Families: Variations and Implications

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