Non-Binary Family Configurations: Intersections of Queerness and Homonormativity

This book explores how LGBTQ2 people form familial bonds, centering care as a foundational value. It addresses a gap in the literature by going beyond the legal battle for non-binary partnership rights and reimagining how to research the family. Students and researchers of sociology, anthropology, social work, gender studies, family research, and well-being research will find it highly topical.

Format: Hardback
Length: 206 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This comprehensive volume delves into the intricate ways in which LGBTQ2 individuals establish familial connections. It brings together captivating narratives from diverse non-binary families spanning continents and cultures, placing care at the core of building familial ties. By expanding beyond the legal battles for non-binary partnership rights, this volume fills a gap in the literature concerning non-binary family configurations. In recent discussions on marriage equality, the notion of familial bonds, which played a significant role in early non-binary family research, has been overshadowed by legal and homonormative perspectives that prioritize individual rights. This volume reclaims the centrality of familial bonds as the foundation for reimagining research on the family and contributes to the growing body of knowledge in family studies and gender studies. Students and scholars in sociology, anthropology, social work, gender studies, family research, well-being research, and related fields will find this book immensely relevant and engaging.

Weight: 489g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031053665
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022