Gender Socialization Practices Among Bisexual and Other Nonmonosexual Mothers: A Longitudinal Qualitative Examination. Issue 2 (15th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Flanders, Corey E.; Legge, Melissa Marie; Plante, Iradele; Goldberg, Abbie E.; Ross, Lori E.
• Is Part Of: Journal of GLBT family studies. Volume 15:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 105
• Page End: 126
• Publication Date: 2019-03-15
• Subjects: Gays -- Family relationships -- Research -- Periodicals; Lesbians -- Family relationships -- Research -- Periodicals; Bisexuals -- Family relationships -- Research -- Periodicals; Transgender people -- Family relationships -- Research -- Periodicals; 306.87408664
• DOI: 10.1080/1550428X.2018.1461583
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1550-428X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Though social scientists have researched sexual-minority parenting practices regarding the gender socialization of children, to date this research has focused exclusively on sexual-minority parents in same-gender relationships, and almost exclusively on the experiences of gay and lesbian parents. This article addresses the gender socialization parenting practices of 25 nonmonosexual sexual-minority women who are in different-gender relationships through analysis of qualitative in-depth interviews that took place over the course of 1 year. Our findings indicate that the experiences of these participants differ from both those reported in previous literature on sexual-minority parents in same-gender relationships, as well as heterosexual parents in different-gender relationships. Specifically, participants do not report sexual identity stigma as restricting the degree of cross-gender socialization in which they engage, nor do they report a gender normative influence from their male partners. Findings are discussed in the context of a socioecological framework.