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Regenbogenfamilien stellen eine relativ seltene, aber dennoch vielfältige Familienform dar. Gleichgeschlechtliche Paare leben mit ihren Kindern u. a. in Stieffamilien, Queerfamilien, Inseminationsfamilien, Adoptiv- und Pflegefamilien. Diese Familienformen entsprechen aufgrund ihrer Entstehungsgeschichte, ihrer Zusammensetzung und ihres Familienalltags häufig nicht dem traditionellen und heteronormativ geprägten Bild einer klassischen Kernfamilie. Der sozialen Elternschaft kommt in Regenbogenfamilien eine besondere Bedeutung zu, da die Akteure Familie oft jenseits von rechtlichen Regelungen oder bio-genetischen Zuordnungen leben. Kinder in Regenbogenfamilien unterscheiden sich nicht systematisch von Kindern aus anderen Familienformen, wenn es um deren Entwicklung und Wohlbefinden geht.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Sogenannte Queerfamilien setzen sich aus einer lesbischen Frau oder einem Frauenpaar und einem Männerpaar bzw. einem schwulen Mann zusammen.

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    Eine nähere Beschreibung der Schwierigkeiten bei der Quantifizierung von Regenbogenfamilien in Deutschland mittels Fragekonzept und Schätzverfahren sind zu finden bei Buschner und Bergold (2017).

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    Die Forschung zur geschlechtlichen Entwicklung bezieht sich überwiegend auf die genannten Aspekte (sexuelle Orientierung, Geschlechtsrollenverhalten und Geschlechtsidentität), da diese am häufigsten im Zusammenhang mit Befürchtungen im Kontext von Regenbogenfamilien genannt werden.

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