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1. www.identiversity.org › what-makes-a-familyLGBTQ Family | Families of Choice | Identiversity

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   Families of Choice. Of course, families of all kinds can be places of stress and frustration—even alienation. But at their best, they are sources of love and affection, sustenance and belonging. For LGBTQ+ persons, families of origin have not always been welcoming—and traditional avenues for creating family, such as marriage, have (up until ...

2. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesConceptualizing “Family” and the Role of “Chosen Family ...

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   Mar 25, 2021 · The biological familial ties for the terms parent, father, brother, and mother, were mentioned as still having an important position in the definition of family. However, it is also important to indicate that in some instances, these words were mentioned with a negative connotation regarding the meaning of family.

   • Author: Seohyun Kim, Israel Fisseha Feyissa
   • DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9040369

   • Publish Year: 2021
   • Publication: Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Apr; 9(4): 369.

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   What is a family of choice?

   • I consider the concept of a family of choice as potentially encompassing all relationships that are actively and voluntarily maintained. Popularized by Weston (1991), families of choice and fictive kin are often primarily associated with gay men and lesbians.

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   What is a chosen family?

   • In Weeks et al. [ 4 ], chosen families are defined as highly committed and friendship-based kin-like relationships. The typical characteristic of these chosen families is that they are “actively created as a positive step to reinforce a non-heterosexual lifestyle that affirms a new identity and provides a new means of belonging”.

   Conceptualizing “Family” and the Role of “Chosen Family” within the

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   Why are 'families of choice' important?

   • For many people, they are also the most significant, often precisely because of their mostly voluntary or chosen nature. In this chapter, I draw on the findings of ESRC-funded research (Jones-Wild, 2011) to focus on friendship and explore what might be understood by ‘families of choice’.

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   What is the difference between biological family and chosen family?

   • Biological family is sometimes associated with words that instigate fear, danger, and insecurity, while the concept of chosen family is associated with words like trusting, like-minded, understanding, welcoming, loving, committed, etc.

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4. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogFinding Your Chosen Family | Psychology Today

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   Nov 27, 2023 · In their family of origin, their mother insisted they conceal their queerness, lose weight, and devote their life to Jesus. For a chosen family, Caleb sees commitment as nested in more nourishing ...

5. link.springer.com › chapter › 10Reimagining Families of Choice | SpringerLink

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   I consider the concept of a family of choice as potentially encompassing all relationships that are actively and voluntarily maintained. Popularized by Weston (1991), families of choice and fictive kin are often primarily associated with gay men and lesbians. However, my findings suggest that the phenomenon may be more than a ‘gay way of ...

   • Author: Rachel Jones-Wild

   • Publish Year: 2012

6. www.psychologytoday.com › intl › blogFinding Connection Through "Chosen Family" - Psychology Today

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   Jun 14, 2019 · These are groups of people made from those we’ve loved, found, and raised. Chosen families are made up of people we share a connection or similar experience with, occasionally falling within the ...

7. www.berkeleywellbeing.com › enmeshmentEnmeshment: Definition, Family Systems, & Psychology

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   Enmeshment in Family Systems. Family systems theory is a psychological and therapeutic theory that views the family as an interconnected system, where the behavior of each family member affects and is affected by the behavior of other members (Watson, 2012). This perspective contrasts with other therapeutic approaches that focus on an ...

8. www.psychologytoday.com › intl › blogCreating Your Second-Chance Family of Choice - Psychology Today

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   Feb 11, 2022 · A second-chance family-of-choice gives us an opportunity to have relational experiences we may otherwise have missed out on: healthy, functional, nourishing, good relationships (ideally the ...