Through the lens of hetero-normative assumptions : re-thinking attitudes towards gay parenting Pennington, Jarred and Knight, Tess 2010, Through the lens of hetero-normative assumptions : re-thinking attitudes towards gay parenting, Culture, health and sexuality, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 59-72, doi: 10.1080/13691058.2010.519049. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Through the lens of hetero-normative assumptions : re-thinking attitudes towards gay parenting Author(s) Pennington, Jarred Knight, Tess orcid.org/0000-0002-9231-9582 Journal name Culture, health and sexuality Volume number 13 Issue number 1 Start page 59 End page 72 Total pages 14 Publisher Routledge Place of publication Abingdon, England Publication date 2010 ISSN 1369-1058 1464-5351 Keyword(s) gay parenting homophobia Australia hetero-normativity Summary In this study we explored the attitudes and beliefs of nine heterosexual adults towards gay male and female couples parenting children. We conceptualised participants' perceptions as one primary lens through which gay parenting is viewed. Based on the narratives provided, this lens comprised hetero-normative, homophobic or heterosexist assumptions and coloured the way in which participants perceived aspects of the concept of gay couples parenting children. At times, participants attempted to adjust their primary lens and adopt different views that initially suggested ambivalence and sometimes contradictory positions. Despite the range of attitudes and assumptions about same-sex parenting, consensus over the potential negative developmental impact on children raised by same-sex parents remained evident. Evidence suggests that same-sex parenting is already a reality in Westernised nations and has little or no bearing on the sexual orientation of children. However, concern that children be brought up with every opportunity to 'become' heterosexual, whether they are the product of same-sex or opposite-sex parents, remains evident. Notes First Published online : 18 October 2010 Language eng DOI 10.1080/13691058.2010.519049 Field of Research 170113 Social and Community Psychology Socio Economic Objective 920599 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article HERDC collection year 2010 Copyright notice ©2010, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031071 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Psychology Higher Education Research Group Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 08 Nov 2010, 09:00:27 EST Wed, 10 Nov 2010, 13:40:38 EST Wed, 10 Nov 2010, 14:16:53 EST Wed, 10 Nov 2010, 14:18:26 EST Mon, 22 Aug 2011, 16:49:23 EST Wed, 24 Aug 2011, 08:49:57 EST Wed, 24 Aug 2011, 08:50:36 EST Mon, 17 Jun 2013, 16:29:38 EST Wed, 27 Aug 2014, 22:27:49 EST Mon, 19 Jan 2015, 14:48:26 EST Wed, 17 Aug 2016, 08:17:58 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 16:01:06 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 13 times in TR Web of Science Cited 16 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 749 Abstract Views, 193 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 08 Nov 2010, 09:00:24 EST by Penny Andrews

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