'It would be a problem for the family': queerness, family honour and familism in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorRamm, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorAstudillo, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorVenegas, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorDinamarca, Consuelo
dc.contributor.authorSalinas, Viviana
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T17:10:01Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T17:10:01Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractFamily honour, protecting and upholding the family name, is central to familism. Yet, it has been somewhat neglected by scholarship on Latin American and Latino families. Familism involves prioritising the family over the individual. Likewise, the family of origin holds particular significance, offering material, social and emotional support, and shaping one's identity, honour and sense of belonging. Heteronormativity and patriarchy portray queer individuals as the causes of family shame. This study examined how family honour, as a component of familism, operates within kin dynamics, specifically focusing on same-sex cohabitation, as this living arrangement serves as a tangible expression of a non-normative sexual orientation. A life course perspective was used to study 24 cases of cohabiting lesbian, gay and bi/pansexual individuals in Chile. The results show the enduring significance of families in providing support, sociability, identity, and a sense of belonging. Nevertheless, it reveals notable instances of family rejection towards queer kin. In Chile, both families of origin and queer individuals employ subtle strategies to conceal their queerness, guided by notions of 'respect' associated with family honour and decency. These strategies involve unspoken agreements to maintain family bonds through discreet displays of queer behaviour without explicit acknowledgement of sexual identity.
dc.description.funderANID Fondecyt Regular Grant
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13691058.2023.2300642
dc.identifier.eissn1464-5351
dc.identifier.issn1369-1058
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2023.2300642
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/91083
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001141978100001
dc.issue.numero9
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final1118
dc.pagina.inicio1105
dc.revistaCulture health & sexuality
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectKinship
dc.subjectdecency
dc.subjectcohabitation
dc.subjectrespect
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subject.ods05 Gender Equality
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa05 Igualdad de género
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.title'It would be a problem for the family': queerness, family honour and familism in Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen26
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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