Working with Parents of Gender Independent Children: using social action as an emancipatory research framework

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dc.contributor.authorPullen Sansfacon, Annie Marieen
dc.contributor.authorWard, David, 1946-en
dc.contributor.authorDumais-Michaud, A. A.en
dc.contributor.authorRobichaud, M-J.en
dc.contributor.authorClegg, A.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-11T11:46:18Z
dc.date.available2016-11-11T11:46:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-30
dc.descriptionThe file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.en
dc.description.abstractThis article examines and reflects on the methodology used in a research project that involved group work activities with parents of gender-variant children. Gender variance in children remains a topic people talk little about. Discussions about people who express themselves differently from the social norms attached to their birth sex, to a large extent, remain rarely discussed. They challenge a society organized largely on the basis of a binary understanding of identity, one that belongs to either male or female. This article discusses the concept of oppression as being central to the experiences of gender-variant children and young people and their parents, and it proposes social action research as a compatible and appropriate research framework for exploring their experiences. We describe the research process, identify its achievements, and explore issues that had to be confronted. We suggest that traditional research structures may benefit from being revisited in order to allow emancipatory research to more fully achieve its potential for both research and social action.en
dc.funderSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canadaen
dc.identifier.citationPullen Sansfacon, A., Ward, D., Dumais-Michaud, A-A., Robichaud, M-J. and Clegg, A. (2014) Working with Parents of Gender Independent Children: using social action as an emancipatory research framework. Journal of Progressive Human Services. 25 (3), pp. 214-219en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10428232.2014.939938
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/12811
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectidgrant number 430-2011-0612en
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.subjectsocial action researchen
dc.subjectself-directed groupworken
dc.subjectgender varianceen
dc.subjectgender dysphoriaen
dc.subjectparentingen
dc.subjectoppressionen
dc.titleWorking with Parents of Gender Independent Children: using social action as an emancipatory research frameworken
dc.typeArticleen

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