Essays about: "Queer parenthood"
Found 3 essays containing the words Queer parenthood.
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1. QUEER PARENTHOOD ACROSS TEMPORAL AND SOCIAL LINES; An anthropological study on queer individuals experiences of parenthood in Swedish society
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This study aims to examine the everyday experience of queer parenthood, relating to aspects of gender and sexuality, family relations, and social norms in Swedish society. The study reveals that being a queer parent in contemporary Swedish society means being in an ambivalent position where factors of time and space, as well as gender identity and expression proves to be a leading force in how the parents practice parenthood and whether the political aspect of queerness comes to be consciously or unconsciously expressed within parenthood. READ MORE
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2. Mother’s milk? : The gendering of feeding infants and young children in research published by the World Health Organization
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : The World Health Organization recommends feeding children human milk for the first six months after birth due to its known efficacy in ensuring their health and survival. The WHO’s research is intended to educate a broad audience of caregivers, whose identity must be understood in order for them to be reached. READ MORE
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3. A Cishet Man’s Poland : Compulsory Heterosexuality in Polish Legislation on Reproductive and Sexual Rights
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis analyzes how compulsory heterosexuality is present in Polish legislation on women* and trans* people’s reproductive and sexual rights. The aim of this study is to increase an understanding of how compulsory heterosexuality’s presence in legislation regarding reproductive and sexual rights can consequently affect women* and trans* people in practice. READ MORE