Gay Family Ideologies

[Valentina Pagliai]

Hi Sarah,

Unfortunately I cannot think of any survey to suggest. Your post, 
however, made me wonder how we define a gay family in the first place. 
Or even, how does a family come to see itself as gay or not gay (or 
Queer, a term I prefer). It made me wonder also, how would a family go 
about presenting itself as gay, for example in their interactions with 
educational institutions.
Just some thoughts.

Valentina Pagliai
Oberlin College

On Oct 9, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Sarah Wagner wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I’m working on a project that looks at lesbian (and maybe gay) 
> parents’ ideologies about “family”, its construction and its 
> realization in their lives.  Because my broader research questions 
> deal with conversation and negotiation of roles within the family 
> context, my aim is to get a good look at what these parents believe 
> family is or should be for them.  Does anyone on the list have 
> knowledge of an existing survey of family ideologies that I could use 
> and modify for my purposes?  I greatly appreciate any help you might 
> be able to provide. 
>
> Thank you.
>
> Sarah Wagner
> UT Dept of Linguistics
>
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