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Heteronormative Representations of the Family and Parenting in Public Policies: Implications for LGBTIQ+ Families

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  • Rodolfo Morrison

    (Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional y Ciencia de la Ocupación, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8320000, Chile)

  • Sebastián Gallardo

    (Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional y Ciencia de la Ocupación, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8320000, Chile)

  • Francisca Parra Fuster

    (Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional y Ciencia de la Ocupación, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8320000, Chile)

Abstract

This research analyzes the discourse of the Chilean State Program: “Chile Crece Contigo”, a program aimed at supporting the upbringing of children. We wonder about representation in the discourses of family and parenting, especially regarding LGBTIQ+ families. To do this, we compiled the materials available on the program website, which are particularly directed at the sphere of family and parenting. We carry out a documentary analysis, based on an approach to the post-structuralist analysis of public policy to identify how and what is the representation of the problem that public policies seek to solve. The results show only heteronormative perspectives to understand families, where sexual diversity within its constitution is almost invisible. At the same time, the exercise of parenting is represented as a materialization of sexist practices that reproduce stereotypes roles. Thus, this reinforces the idea that heteronormativity establishes an articulating axis of public policy that regulates the life of the subjects, maintaining differentiating parameters regarding the consideration of an expected behavior in society based on sex/gender. It is concluded that gender stereotypes supported by heteronormative models cause the marginalization of a significant percentage of families that do not fit into the imaginary of public policies under these heteronormative models, such as LGBTIQ+ families.

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  • Rodolfo Morrison & Sebastián Gallardo & Francisca Parra Fuster, 2023. "Heteronormative Representations of the Family and Parenting in Public Policies: Implications for LGBTIQ+ Families," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2023:i:2:p:66-:d:1048209
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    1. Carolina Alday-Mondaca & Siu Lay-Lisboa, 2021. "The Impact of Internalized Stigma on LGBT Parenting and the Importance of Health Care Structures: A Qualitative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-15, May.
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    1. Rodolfo Morrison & Gabriela Moreno Yates & Jessica Hormazábal Quiroz & Francisca Galdames Baumann & Pablo Olivares-Araya, 2023. "“We Need a Father and a Mother!” Rationalities around Filiation in the State: The Invisibility of LGBTIQ+ Families," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-17, April.

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