1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« This article presents the results of a qualitative study examining how social stigmatization made the lives of young people in gay and lesbian stepfamilies more complex. The study focused primarily on the young people™s viewpoint, which has until now rarely been taken into consideration in studies of gay and lesbian families. » (p. 421)

Questions/Hypothèses :
« Do young people who live in gay and lesbian stepfamilies feel they are exposed to social stigmatization because of this fact? If such is the case, how does this stigmatization of homosexuality and homosexual parents make their family life more complex? » (p. 422)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« The final sample of 11 young people was composed of 9 females and 2 males from 15 to 29 years old (M = 21.4 years old). » (p. 428)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-dirigé

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

« This project shed light on the impact of stigmatization on the quality of the child/homosexual parent and child/stepparent dyads, an impact that would also be interesting to explore at greater length. The study also showed that the young people were not passive victims of the social stigmatization of their family structure, but rather that they used different strategies to counteract it. It would be worthwhile to further examine the nature of the strategies developed by the young people and their family members to deal with stigmatization and the strategies’ respective effects on the various dimensions of their well-being. » (p. 438)