Stories of Sameness and Difference: The Views and Experiences of Children and Adolescents with a trans* Parent

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Stories of Sameness and Difference: The Views and Experiences of Children and Adolescents with a trans* Parent

Zadeh, S; Imrie, S; Golombok, S; (2019) Stories of Sameness and Difference: The Views and Experiences of Children and Adolescents with a trans* Parent. Journal of GLBT Family Studies 10.1080/1550428X.2019.1683785. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Scholarly attention has recently been given to the ways in which gender and parenting identities intersect, yet little is known about how children and adolescents with a trans* parent experience family life and relationships. This article reports data from a qualitative study in the UK based on interviews with 29 children and adolescents aged 5–18, all of whom have at least one parent who is trans*. Drawing upon theories of symbolic interactionism, the study investigated children and adolescents’ meaning-making and experiences of family life and relationships in the context of their parent’s gender identity. Data were analyzed using a theoretically informed thematic approach, which resulted in the identification of four main themes. Overall, findings suggest that parental gender identity does not adversely impact upon how children and adolescents perceive their relationship with their parent, but may be otherwise relevant to their experiences both within and outside of the home. Findings are discussed in relation to theories of family display (Finch, 2007) and discourse dependence (Galvin, 2006), suggesting that combining and extending these perspectives might be useful for understanding the perspectives of children and adolescents in different contexts of family diversity.

Type:	Article
Title:	Stories of Sameness and Difference: The Views and Experiences of Children and Adolescents with a trans* Parent
Open access status:	An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI:	10.1080/1550428X.2019.1683785
Publisher version:	https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2019.1683785
Language:	English
Additional information:	© 2019 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords:	trans, trans parents, children’s perspectives, family display, discourse dependence
UCL classification:	UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI:	https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10087234