‘In September, they will start to ask: “So you’re all coming here for Christmas?”’. Rainbow Families and the Gift of Kinship

Authors

  • Luca Guizzardi University of Bologna, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13136/isr.v7i3.194

Keywords:

rainbow families, kinship, gift

Abstract

The article explores the social processes of kinship formation in lesbian and gay families. Analysing the stories of twenty-three rainbow families, the article pinpoints the reason why both mothers and fathers want to develop kinship networks and kinship connections. Through kinship bonds, all members are asked to agree to be publicly recognised as close relatives of the new-born. Feeling joy or shame about that, the members can accept or refuse this gift.

Author Biography

Luca Guizzardi, University of Bologna, Italy

Department for Life Quality Studies

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Published

05.10.2017

How to Cite

Guizzardi, L. (2017). ‘In September, they will start to ask: “So you’re all coming here for Christmas?”’. Rainbow Families and the Gift of Kinship. Italian Sociological Review, 7(3), 325. https://doi.org/10.13136/isr.v7i3.194