CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Béres-Deák, Rita |
|---|---|
| Title | Balloons with Candles - Hungarian same-sex Couples and their Families of Origin Renegotiating Kinship |
| Summary | The focus of my dissertation is the relationship between same-sex couples and their families of origin. I argue that the nature of this relationship is strongly connected to the way the participants (heterosexual and non-heterosexual alike) interpret and enact the notion of kinship; thus, I underline individual agency in creating and evaluating family forms. I propose that the family is a prime site of intimate citizenship, as it is regulated by the state and mainstream discourses, but also because its functioning either complies with or challenges societal norms concerning the inclusion or exclusion of same-sex couples. In this sense, heterosexual family members can also stand up for or hinder the intimate citizenship of their non-heterosexual kin. At the same time, the family of origin of same-sex couples themselves have to manage a similar stigma to that of non-heterosexuals, but often without the discursive resources provided by the LGBTQ community. |
| Supervisor | Renkin, Hadley Zaun |
| Department | Gender Studies PhD |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/beres-deak_rita.pdf |
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