Hegemonic Heteronormativity: Toward a New Era of Queer Family Theory

• DOI: 10.1111/jftr.12241
• Publication Date: 2018-02-26T15:22:09Z
• Authors: Samuel H. Allen; Shawn N. Mendez
• Keywords: 5. Gender equality; 05 social sciences; 0509 other social sciences

More than a decade has passed since the first iterations of queer theory were introduced to the academic lexicon of family studies. Since then, queer theorizing of families has percolated gently through our field's journals and subdisciplines, informing research, practice, and pedagogy. As diversity continues to emerge within families, the 10th anniversary ofJournal of Family Theory & Reviewprovides a ripe opportunity to review the history of queer family theories, and the research they have framed and informed over the past 12 years. We present this information, summarize the foundational queer family model, discuss our critiques of it, and propose a new model to help guide research and practice with families in the decade to come.