ANT 2130 Lecture 14: March 20
13 Feb 2017
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Expectation that has gay men, they wouldn"t wont children. Aware of fathering desire questioning gay stereotypes, awareness of barriers. Gay fathers more likely to sort tasks according to gender (male tasks: breadwinner, disciplinarian, etc. Belief in fatherhood ideals: that men can be good fathers if they choose to be good fathers. Better at enforcing limits and boundaries with children. More responsive to the perceived needs of their children. Meaning: man and women: universal, cultural, political, legal, matter of thinking about when does marriage actually come in. Possible harm to children: creating best environment for raising children: growing up in gay house kids become gay (no) Motherhood as natural: nothing natural about it. Women are more likely to be considered in relation to motherhood than men are to fatherhood. Womanhood is (directly) linked to women"s potential to have children. Motherhood as a state of being rather than doing . Defined through ideologies of patriarchy, capitalism and technology.
