More-Than-Two-Parent Families

Andersson, Catrine; Carlström, Charlotta

doi:10.34041/ln.v24.581

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“…Understanding and making sense of one's own father's violence may be difficult for several reasons. First, in Sweden-the setting of this study-the traditional discourse of family is based on a heteronormative, two-parent family (Andersson & Carlström, 2020). Conceptions of family have however changed in Sweden in recent decades (e.g.…”

Section: Discourses On Family and Violence In A Swedish Contextmentioning

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Children’s Talk About Fathers’ Regret: Making Sense of Fathers’ Violence Against Mothers

Arnell

Cater

2023

J Fam Viol

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Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate children’s sense-making about their fathers’ attitudes about using violence against the child’s mother. More specifically, we examine various ways in which the children reflect on whether, and if so how, their father showed regret. Method This study used data from interviews with 31 children (14 boys and 17 girls) aged between 10 and 14 years, using a semi-structured interview guide. The children’s narratives were analyzed using discourse analysis. Results We found that most of the children in this study positioned their fathers as regretful in relation to two discourses—on violence and on fatherhood—that are prominent in the interviews. Some children, however, positioned their fathers as inconsistent or non-regretful, saying they did not express regret emotionally, did not change their behavior, did not communicate regret, or communicated it in a self-contradictory way. In their narratives the children sometimes used interpretative repertoires—about feelings, actions, and communication—to explain why they thought their father did or did not regret his use of violence. Conclusion Positioning one’s father as regretful after having committed IPV can be a way to make the father’s attitudes about the violence understandable, both to the children and to others. Discourses on violence and fatherhood can, however, constrain children’s narratives about their fathers’ violence, which is important to keep in mind when working with children who have been exposed to IPV and making decisions that concern them.

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Section: Discourses On Family and Violence In A Swedish Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Children’s Talk About Fathers’ Regret: Making Sense of Fathers’ Violence Against Mothers

Arnell

Cater

2023

J Fam Viol

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Great Parents in a Superior Country: The Construction of LGBTQ+ Parents in Icelandic Media

Auðardóttir,

Ellenberger

2023

LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal

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Drawing the line at infidelity: Negotiating relationship morality in a Swedish context of consensual non-monogamy

Andersson

2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Consensual non-monogamy (CNM) involves being in a relationship that allows participants multiple concurrent sexual and/or intimate partners. Previous studies exploring attitudes toward different types of extra-dyadic sexual activity (EDSA) has typically distinguished between, on the one hand, polyamory/open relationships/swinging and, on the other, infidelity. The aim of this article is to develop further these discussions by showing how the distinctions between relationship types are drawn and/or blurred in social interactions, and how this requires moral work and negotiations of what ethical polyamory is. The research questions are as follows: 1. How are different CNM relationship types distinguished from each other, as well as intertwined and negotiated in social interactions? 2. How are ideals of consent, honesty, and communication reproduced and renegotiated in CNM relationships? 3. How does moral work become important for responding to negative attitudes toward CNM? The material consists of interviews with 22 persons practicing polyamory, CNM, or relationship anarchy, analyzed using thematic analysis. Results show that CNM relationship types are not clearly distinguishable but rather negotiated in social interactions both within a relationship and with others. Interviewees express that consent, honesty, and communication are central for their relationships, but also that they are negotiated. For example, honesty can be renegotiated by introducing an option of not telling your partner everything. Consent can also be renegotiated with some conditions, such as not actively searching out potential partners. They describe several different types of moral work: negotiating and reformulating others’ moral opinions, reversing moral hierarchies, and taking responsibility to explain and to soothe situations. These results contribute to existing research on attitudes toward CNM practices pointing out the importance of taking social interactions into account in order to explore the full extent of negative attitudes toward people involved in CNM relationships and how they handle these interactions.

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More-Than-Two-Parent Families

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Children’s Talk About Fathers’ Regret: Making Sense of Fathers’ Violence Against Mothers

Children’s Talk About Fathers’ Regret: Making Sense of Fathers’ Violence Against Mothers

Great Parents in a Superior Country: The Construction of LGBTQ+ Parents in Icelandic Media

Drawing the line at infidelity: Negotiating relationship morality in a Swedish context of consensual non-monogamy

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