Working-class gay dads: Queer stories about family and work

IF 5.2 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2023.103876
Nathan Mather, Ellen Hawley McWhirter
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Existing research with gay dads has focused almost exclusively on those in the upper middle-class. Given the financial barriers to gay fatherhood and that parenting and work experiences often differ based on class, research at the work-family interface with working-class gay dads holds promise for advancing the field of vocational psychology. Using the Psychology of Working Theory (PWT) as a framework, the present study explored work and family experiences with working-class gay dads living on the West Coast of the United States. We collected and analyzed data using a narrative inquiry methodology, which involved a three-stage interview process, co-construction of narratives with participants, and generation of seven themes (e.g., Importance of Both Structural Economic Support and Structural LGBTQ+ Support, Many Valid Ways to Form Families). Situating these findings within the PWT model, we demonstrate how economic constraints and marginalization shaped these dads' experiences of decent paid (and unpaid) work, and how their adaptability and volition buffered these impacts and offered pathways to meaningful roles as workers and fathers. The stories of working-class gay dads and related themes counter the grand career narrative and provide helpful guidance for structural recommendations that attend to LGBTQ+ inclusion and more equitable access to decent work.

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工人阶级同性恋父亲:关于家庭和工作的离奇故事
现有的关于同性恋父亲的研究几乎完全集中在中上层阶级。考虑到同性恋父亲的经济障碍,以及养育子女和工作经历往往因阶层而异,对工薪阶层同性恋父亲的工作-家庭界面的研究有望推动职业心理学领域的发展。本研究以工作心理学理论(PWT)为框架,探讨了生活在美国西海岸的工薪阶层同性恋父亲的工作和家庭经历。我们使用叙事调查方法收集和分析数据,其中包括三个阶段的访谈过程,与参与者共同构建叙事,以及七个主题的生成(例如,结构性经济支持和结构性LGBTQ+支持的重要性,许多有效的方式组成家庭)。将这些发现置于PWT模型中,我们展示了经济约束和边缘化如何塑造了这些父亲体面的有偿(和无偿)工作经历,以及他们的适应能力和意志如何缓冲这些影响,并为他们成为有意义的工人和父亲提供了途径。工人阶级同性恋父亲的故事和相关主题与宏大的职业叙事相悖,并为有关LGBTQ+的包容性和更公平地获得体面工作的结构性建议提供了有益的指导。
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Journal of Vocational Behavior
Journal of Vocational Behavior PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Vocational Behavior publishes original empirical and theoretical articles offering unique insights into the realms of career choice, career development, and work adjustment across the lifespan. These contributions are not only valuable for academic exploration but also find applications in counseling and career development programs across diverse sectors such as colleges, universities, business, industry, government, and the military. The primary focus of the journal centers on individual decision-making regarding work and careers, prioritizing investigations into personal career choices rather than organizational or employer-level variables. Example topics encompass a broad range, from initial career choices (e.g., choice of major, initial work or organization selection, organizational attraction) to the development of a career, work transitions, work-family management, and attitudes within the workplace (such as work commitment, multiple role management, and turnover).
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