Lezbične in gejevske družine v Sloveniji: implikacije za socialno delo

Urek, Mojca (author)

Social science literature usually classifies lesbian and gay families among nontraditional, unconventional or alternative families. In the first part of the article the author draws attention to the inappropriate classification involved with such families. By using adjectives such as non-traditional, unconventional etc., we in fact emphasize the difference and deviation from normality that both automatically become the object of predomination. However, within such contexts "special" family forms become separated, inferior and unequal as proves the public discourse, which is infused with prejudice and the so-called concern of professional and laic public that discusses the consequences, children might endure growing up in such families. The author analyses the public institution's discourse concerning lesbian and gay families by critically observing the main arguments introduced by different experts that the politics uses in order to contradict the legalisation of same-sex parenthood. Further on, the author examines the family support the children, mothers and fathers are given in such families, especially from the point of view of the social work. The author concludes that much potential and tasks are to be performed by social work in the context of contemporary changes in family life, especially in relation to lesbian and gay families.

• Language: Slovenian
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2005
• Number of pages: Str. 155-174
• Numbering: Letn. 21, št. 49/50
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-7913
• UDC: 316.34
• ISSN on article: 0352-3608
• COBISS.SI-ID: 24553821
• Publication date in RUL: 11.07.2014

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Družboslovne razprave
• Shortened title: Družbosl. razpr.
• Publisher: Slovensko sociološko društvo, Fakulteta za družbene vede
• ISSN: 0352-3608
• COBISS.SI-ID: 7530242

Secondary language

• Language: Unknown

Abstract

Lezbične in gejevske družine družboslovna literatura običajno uvršča med t.i. netradicionalne, nekonvencionalne ali alternativne družine. Avtorica v prvem delu članka opozarja na neprimernost takega klasificiranja družin. Z uporabo pridevnikov, kot so netradicionalno, nekonvencionalno ipd. v resnici poudarjamo razliko, odmik od normalnega, ki tako samodejno postane predmet prevlade. Posebne oblike družin pa znotraj takih kontekstov postanejo nekaj ločenega, inferiornega in neenakopravnega. To se vidi tudi v javnem govoru o teh družinah, ki je prežet s predsodki in še zlasti s skrbjo strokovnih in laične javnosti, kakšne posledice bi utegnilo imeti življenje v njih na otroke. V članku avtorica analizira govor javnih institucij do lezbičnih in gejevskih družin ter kritično pretrese poglavitne argumente različnih strok, ki se jih v političnem govoru uporablja proti legalizaciji istospolnega starševstva. V nadaljevanju pogleda, kakšne družinske podpore so deležni otroci, matere in očetje iz takih družin pri nas, še zlasti iz zornega kota socialnega dela. Ugotavlja, da ima socialno delo v kontekstu sodobnih procesov sprememb v družinskem življenju, in posebej pri delu z gejevskimi in lezbičnimi družinami veliko potencialov in nalog.