Jacqui Gabb, Catherine Aicken, Salvatore Di Martino, Tom Witney, Mathijs Lucassen
{"title":"More–than–relationship quality: A feminist new materialist analysis of relationship quality and the potential of digital couple interventions","authors":"Jacqui Gabb, Catherine Aicken, Salvatore Di Martino, Tom Witney, Mathijs Lucassen","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12509","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12509","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Long-established studies and scales have advanced understandings of family function, marital satisfaction, and couple relationship quality. The underpinning constructs nevertheless remain under-conceptualized and largely removed from the heuristic of everyday life and the dynamic of contemporary coupledom. We propose that a paradigm shift is required to sufficiently engage with the digital worlds of 21st century intimacies. Ideas in feminist new materialism revitalize the epistemology and ontology of relationship science. This enables a new look at how relationship quality is manifest in and created through human–technology intra–actions. The research tools of feminist new materialism are, however, typically creative and intentionally exploratory. We demonstrate how using a practices approach, which focuses on everyday lived experience, facilitates investigation of multidimensional public–private worlds. We deploy this to build a feminist new materialist analysis of a digital couple intervention. Through this, we develop the concept of <i>more–than–relationship quality</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"15 4","pages":"685-705"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.12509","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120884035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The secret history of home economics: How trailblazing women harnessed the power of home and changed the way we live. Danielle Dreilinger. 2021. New York: W. W. Norton & Co. 348 pp. ISBN: 978-1324004493. $13.99 Paperback. $9.99 e-book.","authors":"Ashley Ermer, Andrea Roach","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12505","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12505","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"15 4","pages":"845-860"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133311091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The stability of singlehood: Limitations of the relationship status paradigm and a new theoretical framework for reimagining singlehood","authors":"Hannah Tessler","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12506","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The term <i>single</i> is limited as it is defined as the absence of a romantic partner, which places one's relationship status within a binary, assumes availability for romantic partnership, and implies single is a transitory state preceding union formation. These perceptions of singlehood serve to maintain hegemonic structures of marriage and nuclear family. However, the implications associated with the term <i>single</i> do not represent the experiences of all singles. This paper proposes an alternative framework for classifying singles based on their approach to romantic relationships that considers both openness to and desire for romantic partnership. I provide a typology of singles that defy the assumptions of singlehood and situate these categories within my theoretical framework. Finally, I demonstrate how this framework highlights the potential stability of singlehood, and I conclude by examining how social scientists can use this theory to better understand heterogeneity in singles' experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"444-464"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50144082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Figuring out how to participate in the system: Using reflexive feminist autoethnography to explore intersectional experiences in the professional and political spheres of academia","authors":"Sarah Mitchell","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12502","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The practice of critically reflexive feminist autoethnography—or connecting one's personal experiences and beliefs to professional and political processes—can be a challenging and often invisible process. Nonetheless, it is a method worthy of engagement, given the impact one's positionality often has on one's scholarship. In this article, I reflect on how I understand myself as an intersectional Black, bisexual woman. Furthermore, I discuss the ways in which the personal relates to my professional and political academic life. In making broader connections to larger societal forces, I discuss how I came to study diverse individuals and families with intersecting identities and outline my struggles with my own academic growth and scholastic improvement. I also unpack the uncertainties I have faced in attempting to find my place in academia. Finally, for other intersectional scholars, I offer some suggestions for self-reflection on research and practice within the academy.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"15 2","pages":"235-247"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50143250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mixing races, maintaining racism? Considering the connection between interracial families, social distance, and racial inequality","authors":"Jenifer L. Bratter, Mary E. Campbell","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12504","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Researchers often assume that close interracial relationships, especially intermarriage, simultaneously <i>reflect</i> and <i>cause</i> a weakening of racial and ethnic boundaries and inequality between groups. In fact, interracial marriage is often used as a measure of social distance. We question those assumptions, noting the salient boundaries and durable inequalities that remain despite decades of increases in interracial relationships. We begin with historical examples, showing how, for much of US history, there was no expectation that interracial sexual encounters would reduce racial inequality or weaken boundaries. Incorporating critical race theory and intersectional perspectives, we describe how the impact of interracial intimate relationships is both gendered and classed. We argue that research on contemporary intimate interracial relationships (friendships, dating, and marriage) explains why such relationships may have little impact on attitudes, inequality, and the rigidity of boundaries and call for future research to consider dynamics <i>within</i> the family as well.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"15 2","pages":"332-351"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50149192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The rise of the childless single in South Korea","authors":"Kate H. Choi, Yue Qian","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12507","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We review the literature to show <i>why</i> South Korea is witnessing a dramatic rise in young adults who opt into childless singlehood. We argue that social change occurred over a compressed amount of time in South Korea. Confucian familism and ideational factors specific to the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) coexist and collide. The demands of Confucian familism also tend to be incompatible with the socioeconomic realities facing young adults. Influenced by the ideational factors characterizing the SDT, young adults may feel that it is acceptable to forego marriage. However, due to the strong influence of Confucianism on the institution of marriage, they may perceive married life to be largely inflexible. Thus, when confronted with incompatibilities between married life and other life domains, growing shares of Korean young adults may avoid married life and opt for childless singlehood.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"526-541"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.12507","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50148119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Context matters: The global adversity of missing family members","authors":"Pauline Boss","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12501","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jftr.12501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"16 1","pages":"17-18"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117168373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Critically feminizing family science: Using femme theory to generate novel approaches for the study of families and relationships","authors":"Rhea Ashley Hoskin, Toni Serafini","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12499","url":null,"abstract":"<p>How do values, beliefs, and assumptions about femininity shape relational experiences? To answer this question, we critically feminize family science by applying femme theory to the field. Through this analysis, we present some of the ways that femmephobia (i.e., the systematic devaluation and regulation of femininity across all bodies and identities) is established in childhood and perpetuated throughout various relational contexts across the life course. Specifically, we examine how femmephobia is socialized via families, systematically normalized and perpetuated throughout childhood, and how it shapes gender-based violence risk, perpetration, and tactics. We demonstrate how femme theory illuminates the importance of disentangling the intersectional axes of gender, sexuality, and gender expression, thereby generating novel approaches for family and relationship science and interventions that promote systemic social change. Subordinating and regulating femininity affects all individuals, making its disruption of critical importance for the prevention of gender-based violence and the promotion of healthy families and relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"15 2","pages":"292-312"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jftr.12499","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50124422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From safety in silence to speaking up for LGBTQ+ families: A reflection on the personal, professional, and political through a feminist lens","authors":"Abbie E. Goldberg","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12500","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this article, I employ a feminist perspective in examining the interconnections across my personal, professional, and political activities. Rather than smoothing out the inconsistencies, tensions, and difficult spots, I strive to engage with them as points of entry to deeper knowledge and understanding. I begin by discussing elements of my personal upbringing, and the ways that it shaped my lens on families and my interest in the hidden and less understood aspects of family life. I then examine my professional career and trajectory, and how it has shifted alongside changes in the sociopolitical landscape, the evolution of scholarship in LGBTQ+ families, and my own privilege. I also explore how I have grappled with but also leveraged the politicized and political nature of my research, and sought to be an agent of change beyond the four walls of the university. I end with my thoughts on the benefits of this type of reflexive exercise for new and seasoned scholars.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"15 2","pages":"219-234"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50121232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using social exchange theory to examine relationship processes in asexual-allosexual couples","authors":"Alyssa N. Clark","doi":"10.1111/jftr.12495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12495","url":null,"abstract":"<p>I use social exchange theory to contextualize relationship processes associated with relationship stability in asexual-allosexual couples and to propose directions for future research. Social exchange theory suggests that asexual-allosexual couples might experience varied relationship exchanges compared to other relationship types based on costs/benefits, equity, and available alternatives. These exchanges may also be influenced by differences in relationship commitment and power. I review literature on sexual desire, sexual frequency, willingness to engage in sexual behavior, asexual identity acceptance, and extradyadic behavior to examine how these relationship processes are associated with relationship maintenance for asexual-allosexual couples. Such relationship processes are not necessarily unique to asexual-allosexual couples, but partner expectations may be particularly different in asexual-allosexual couples, thus altering their relationship exchanges. Further research may provide a nuanced understanding of asexual-allosexual relationship maintenance, and recommendations for how to promote healthy interactions and relationship satisfaction in asexual-allosexual couples.</p>","PeriodicalId":47446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Theory & Review","volume":"15 2","pages":"352-372"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50153356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}