S Hicks
Sexuality and the ‘relations of ruling’ : using institutional ethnography to research lesbian and gay foster care and adoption
Hicks, S
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Abstract
This article makes use of institutional ethnography to research foster care and adoption by lesbians and gay men, drawing on the work of the feminist sociologist Dorothy E. Smith in order to demonstrate the investigation of social work institutional categories and the ‘relations of ruling’. Through an analysis of the ways in which ‘gender’ and the idea of the ‘gender role model’ is used within the assessment of gay and lesbian foster carers and adopters, the author shows how these categories are produced and used to police relationship forms and to identify ‘deviant instances’.
Citation
Hicks, S. (2009). Sexuality and the ‘relations of ruling’ : using institutional ethnography to research lesbian and gay foster care and adoption. Social work & society, 7(2), 234-245
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
Deposit Date | Apr 26, 2011 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 5, 2016 |
Journal | Social Work & Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 234-245 |
Publisher URL | http://www.socwork.net/sws/article/view/75 |
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