Stop family destruction!: ideologies concerning family destruction metaphors in same-sex marriage debates

Chiang, Anita Yen; Su, Hsi-Yao

doi:10.1080/17405904.2022.2101500

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“…Though legality seemed at the forefront of the debate, it was the redefinition and reconfiguration of marriage and family, traditionally a private domain, that aroused controversy. While the supporters stressed marriage equality and human right, the opponents often framed their opposition around the protection of family, children, and the traditional values (Chiang and Su, 2022; Lee and Lin, 2022; Wang, 2020). Chin (2020) examines how gendered familial appellations became an issue in the SSM debates in Taiwan, providing a telling example of how the attempt to use gender-neutral terms in the law raised opponents’ concern about gender order in the family domain.…”

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Mothers as stancetakers: Intertextuality in same-sex marriage debates in Taiwan

2022

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This paper explores the Taiwanese same-sex marriage debates from a particular analytical perspective: (1) how the identity as a mother is employed as stancetaking moves in both the supporting and opposing discourses, and (2) how stances are taken through intertextual links among the same-sex marriage-related discourses and the larger discourses concerning motherhood. It examines the online posts of two mother bloggers, focusing on how evaluative stances and parodic frames are achieved and how intertextual links help both bloggers to align or misalign themselves with particular value positions. The analysis reveals how the mother identity, traditionally situated in the private sphere, can be mobilized to advance arguments in political debates. It also exemplifies the ideological contestation about motherhood and family in Taiwan, where traditional Chinese cultural ideologies and Western influences co-exist.

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University Students Attitudes toward Same-Sex Marriage Adoption in Taiwan

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2023

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Taiwan is the first country in Asia to recognize the legal rights of same-sex couples to get married. Although same-sex marriage has been legal in Taiwan since May 2019, the same-sex marriage family was not allowed to adopt child legally; only stepchild adoption was permitted. This is still a very controversial issue, so this study intended to understand the views of Taiwanese college students, whose voices should be heard and whose opinions should be valued by legislators. To investigate this issue, a questionnaire was constructed, and 440 objects were collected. The questionnaire regarding attitudes toward same-sex marriage adoption consisted of three dimensions: “Worry and against”, “Idea Recognition” and “Action Support”. Each dimension has good reliability. The internal consistent coefficients (Cronbach’s α) were 0.86, 0.93, and 0.94. The responses reveal that college students in Taiwan have a relatively positive attitude towards same-sex marriage adoption, and college students who are biologically female, non-heterosexual, non-Christian, major in social work, and are acquainted with the LGBT community have more positive attitudes. College students’ same-sex marriage and adoption attitudes can be predicted by biological sex, sexual orientation, religion, grade, whether they major in social work, have contact experience with the LGBT community, contact experience with adoption, and same-sex parenting concepts. The same-sex parenting concept is the most important predictor variable, which means that the judgment about whether same-sex marriage couples can bear the responsibility of raising children is the most critical factor affecting the attitude of same-sex marriage adoption.

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Stop family destruction!: ideologies concerning family destruction metaphors in same-sex marriage debates

Cited by 2 publications

References 21 publications

Mothers as stancetakers: Intertextuality in same-sex marriage debates in Taiwan

Mothers as stancetakers: Intertextuality in same-sex marriage debates in Taiwan

University Students Attitudes toward Same-Sex Marriage Adoption in Taiwan

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