Imagining Men: Lesbian Mothers Perceptions of Male Involvement during the Transition to Parenthood

Autor/inn/en	Goldberg, Abbie E.; Allen, Katherine R.
Titel	Imagining Men: Lesbian Mothers Perceptions of Male Involvement during the Transition to Parenthood
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 69 (2007) 2, S.352-365 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00370.x
Schlagwörter	Females; Role Models; Fatherless Family; Fathers; Homosexuality; Mothers; Family Structure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Identifikationsfigur; Homosexualität; Mother; Mutter; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem
Abstract	Much popular and professional literature has focused on the effects of father absence, particularly in lesbian parent households; yet, little attention has been paid to lesbian parents' preferences and intentions surrounding male involvement. This qualitative study of 60 lesbian women who were transitioning to parenthood explores this issue. Most women desired some level of male involvement, even before their children were born. Far from describing a desire for "father figures" however, they conceptualized male involvement in novel, diverse, and sometimes ambivalent ways. Having a boy enhanced some women's motivations to actively pursue male role models for their children. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for understanding of the kinship structure of lesbian-parent families and families in general. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10