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Hank, Karsten ORCID: 0000-0003-1844-7612 and Wetzel, Martin ORCID: 0000-0002-9206-0224 (2018). Same-sex relationship experiences and expectations regarding partnership and parenthood. Demogr. Res., 39. S. 701 - 719. ROSTOCK: MAX PLANCK INST DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH. ISSN 1435-9871

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Whereas recent years have brought comprehensive demographic accounts of the gay and lesbian population in the United States and several European countries, relatively little is yet known about gays' and lesbians' family-related attitudes and expectations. OBJECTIVE The present study contributes to closing this research gap, comparing individuals with and without same-sex relationship experiences regarding their expectations concerning partnership and parenthood. METHOD We run OLS regressions, using nationally representative survey data for two cohorts of young adults in Germany (born 1971-1973 and 1981-1983). RESULTS In several regards, gays and lesbians expect lower benefits and greater costs of being in a partnership, but not of being a parent. CONCLUSIONS We propose that the latter finding results from same-sex parenthood still being a comparatively rare event and expectations being formed on the basis of heteronormatively shaped values rather than on experience. This is different when considering romantic relationships. Even if partnership-related expectations are partially influenced by the same structural constraints that limit gays' and lesbians' factual opportunity to form a family, these expectations might still exhibit an independent additional impact on demographic outcomes. CONTRIBUTION Accounting for individuals' expectations might contribute to better explaining why, for example, marriage-like partnerships and cohabitation are less frequent in gay and lesbian couples than in heterosexual partnerships.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hank, Karsten UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1844-7612 UNSPECIFIED Wetzel, Martin UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9206-0224 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-169637
DOI:	10.4054/DemRes.2018.39.25
Journal or Publication Title:	Demogr. Res.
Volume:	39
Page Range:	S. 701 - 719
Date:	2018
Publisher:	MAX PLANCK INST DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
Place of Publication:	ROSTOCK
ISSN:	1435-9871
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology and Social Psychology > Department of Scociology
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language UNITED-STATES; RELATIONSHIP QUALITY; GAY; COUPLES; FAMILIES; MARRIAGE; DYNAMICS; HOMOSEXUALITY; DEMOGRAPHICS; INDIVIDUALS Multiple languages Demography Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/16963