Polyamorous Parenting in Contemporary Research: Developments and Future Directions

Pallotta‐Chiarolli, Maria; Sheff, Elisabeth; Mountford, Ruby

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-35610-1_10

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“…Although they perceive themselves as potential parents, their concern was about the negative consequences and stigma that their children might suffer from society. In this sense, Pallotta-Chiarolli et al (2020) point the way for society to evolve towards the visibility and acceptance of polyamorous families by identifying four problems: the first refers to the erasure of polyfamilies in the academic discourse, reflected in the social, legal, health, and educational fields. The second refers to the exclusion by inclusion because the experiences of polyfamilies' children are different from those of children of other types of families, which contributes to increasing their invisibility and stigmatization.…”

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“…Research focused on polyamorous families identifies them socio-demographically as white, middle-class, well-educated, and liberal adults (Sheff & Hammers, 2011). Pallotta-Chiarolli et al (2020) report that polyamorous parents often use a free-range parenting style, maintain more permeable family boundaries, and opt for extendable kinships in which they include people who are not really family but who are involved in their lives as such. Communication also plays a very important part in polyparents' relationships with their children.…”

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Analysis of the Experiences of Polyamorists in Spain

Castro

Manso

Martínez-Román

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Sexuality & Culture

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The objectives of this study were to determine and to expose the morphology of polyamorous relationships through their conception and characteristics, identifying experienced and perceived situations of discrimination, and to analyze the future expectations for polyamorous relationships. For this purpose, 11 people who were in a polyamorous relationship, with an age ranging from 26 to 57 years, were interviewed. The results show that polyamorous people define their relationships as casual, without possession, a lifestyle that includes friendship, trust, affection, and sex. The success of this type of relationship depends on freedom, respect for each other’s spaces, flexibility of roles, and sharing household expenses and responsibilities. All participants claimed to experience and perceive discrimination by their environment and society. Among their expectations for the future is continuing the relationship, even considering reproduction. Such relationships represent a breakdown of the monogamous society. Poliamory poses many challenges in an attempt to legitimize the diversity of relationships and environments of coexistence in our society.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Analysis of the Experiences of Polyamorists in Spain

Castro

Manso

Martínez-Román

et al. 2022

Sexuality & Culture

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“…Here, race and monogamy intersected as people expected one white father for all children, and the presence of a brown child could only be comprehended in terms of adoption or cheating. While echoing the call for an intersectional perspective by polyamory and parenting scholars (Pallotta-Chiarolli et al, 2020), I would therefore urge examination of the specificities and contextualities of axes of difference as well as their dependence on one another in order to avoid assuming their a priori existence in the world.…”

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Queering potentials: Negotiations of gender, parenthood, and family in polyamorous relationships in the Netherlands

Roodsaz

2021

Sexualities

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Using a critical feminist perspective, this article provides an ethnographic account of negotiations of gender relations, parenthood, and family in polyamorous relationships in the Netherlands. A conceptual framework is developed and employed to analyze the queering potentials of polyamory by looking at (1) a difference-oriented self, (2) expansion of political community, (3) deconstructions of gender, (4) enduring and unexpected care, and (5) an awareness of existence with people we do not know. Based on a thick description of everyday negotiations, it is argued that the categories of “gender,” “parent,” and “family” are mainly stretched and diffused rather than fundamentally disrupted.

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“…With respect to polyamory and childrearing, people have often expressed opinions that polyamory is dangerous to children (Séguin, 2019 ). Researchers have noted that in situations where polyamorous parents are raising children, stigma is often more pronounced than if children were not involved (Pallotta-Chiarolli et al, 2020 ; Sheff, 2013 ).…”

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“It’s a Little Bit Tricky”: Results from the POLYamorous Childbearing and Birth Experiences Study (POLYBABES)

2021

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The number of polyamorous people in Canada is growing steadily, and many polyamorous people are of childbearing age and report living with children. Experiences of polyamorous families, particularly those related to pregnancy and childbirth, have thus far been underrepresented in the literature. The POLYamorous Childbearing and Birth Experiences Study (POLYBABES) sought to explore the pregnancy and birth experiences of polyamorous people. Having previously reported findings relating to experiences with the health system and healthcare providers, this article specifically focuses on the social aspects of polyamorous families’ experiences. We explored the impact of polyamory on one’s self identity, relationship structures, and experiences navigating the social world. Anyone who self-identified as polyamorous during pregnancy and birth, gave birth in Canada within 5 years, and received some prenatal care was eligible to participate in this study. Participants were recruited through social media and interviewed online or in person. Twenty-four participants were interviewed (11 birthing people and 13 of their partners). Thematic analysis was used to explore the data, and four primary themes were identified: deliberately planning families, more is more, presenting polyamory, and living in a mononormative world. Each theme was further broken down into a number of sub-themes. We also collaborated with research participants to create a glossary of terms. By exploring the pregnancy and birth experiences of polyamorous families and focusing on participant voices, this research adds to the limited research on polyamorous families and contributes to the process of breaking down stigma associated with alternative family structures. Further, by creating an accessible glossary of terms, researchers and lay persons alike have been given access to a meaningful resource.

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Polyamorous Parenting in Contemporary Research: Developments and Future Directions

Cited by 19 publications

References 27 publications

Analysis of the Experiences of Polyamorists in Spain

Analysis of the Experiences of Polyamorists in Spain

Queering potentials: Negotiations of gender, parenthood, and family in polyamorous relationships in the Netherlands

“It’s a Little Bit Tricky”: Results from the POLYamorous Childbearing and Birth Experiences Study (POLYBABES)

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