The social construction of homoparentality: academia, media, and expert discourse
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Título: La construcción social de la homoparentalidad: ámbito académico, medios de comunicación y discurso experto. Resumen: Este trabajo pretende conocer las estrategias discursivas desde las que se está construyendo el fenómeno homoparental en diferentes espacios públicos, como son: el ámbito académico, los medios de comunicación y el ámbito experto profesional-legislativo. El método de investigación que se utiliza es cualitativo, concretamente, el Análisis del Discurso a partir de la propuesta de Potter y Wetherell de los repertorios interpretativos. Así comprobamos que se privilegia el uso de estrategias normalizadoras defensivas frente al riesgo de homofobia y ataque a la diversidad familiar. Se corre el riesgo de difuminar recursos y experiencias que pudieran contribuir a una construcción colectiva del fenómeno más rica, en su reflejo en avances sobre la acción legislativa, política y social. Palabras clave: familias homoparentales; método cualitativo; normalización; repertorios interpretativos. Abstract: This study analysed the discursive strategies used to construct the phenomenon of gay and lesbian parenting in different public settings such as academia, the media, and the law. A qualitative research method was used: specifically, discourse analysis based on Potter and Wetherell’s proposals concerning interpretive repertoires. It was found that defensive normalisation strategies are favoured against the risk of homophobia and attacks on family diversity. There is a risk of overlooking resources and experiences that could contribute to a richer collective construction of the phenomenon, reflecting its progress in the legislative, social, and political fields.
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