Communicating Heterosexism in Queer Pregnancies: A Multiadic Interview Study
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou15657772591544632021-08-03T07:12:25Z Communicating Heterosexism in Queer Pregnancies: A Multiadic Interview Study Hudak, Nicole Communication Heterosexism is a power system in society that promotes the belief that every person is and should be heterosexual (Pharr, 1997). In knowing that heterosexism permeates everyday discourse, this dissertation examines how queer experiences are understood through the lens of heterosexism. Specifically, this dissertation focuses on the queer pregnancy experience, as lesbian motherhood is heavily scrutinized (Hequembourg, 2007). As part of the pregnancy experience, queer women enter healthcare spaces. Both healthcare and medical education promote heterosexism in their education (Zuzelo, 2014; Murphy, 2016) and in practice (Hudak, 2016; Saulnier, 2002). To explore how heterosexism is communicated and resisted in queer pregnancy, I conducted a multiadic interview (Manning, 2015) study with sixteen queer couples who had recently experienced a pregnancy. Through critically analyzing the interviews, two main findings emerged surrounding heterosexism being communicated in healthcare and heterosexism being communicated in public and private relationships. I used Michel Foucault and Sara Ahmed as theoretical guides to explore how surveillance, discipline, and constructions of happiness operated to promote heterosexism in the queer couple’s experiences. 2019-09-23 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1565777259154463 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1565777259154463 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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