1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«This is the first legal study in Canada on same-sex adoption law, adoption administrative practice, and the social realities of parenting as experienced specifically by same-sex male couples.» (p. 289)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«The data collection process consisted of semi-structured interviews with members of six same-sex male couples who were considering adoption, who were in the process of adopting, or who had already adopted. The 11 participants ranged in age from 31 to 47 years old.» (p. 308)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif.

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«This paper identifies a gap in existing legal literature and jurisprudence with respect to the adoption narratives of same-sex male couples. Next, focusing on the province of Quebec, it offers insight into how legal rules and social expectations construct families headed by such couples. It also highlights how, post-adoption, same-sex male couples conceive of their own families in a legal and social environment that continues to privilege heterosexual family models. Contradictorily, by entering societal discourse as committed couples who create families, these men reproduce aspects of an idealized heterosexual, two-parent family model.» (p. 289)