Despite a gradual rising awareness of nontraditional partnerships and family forms, the parenting and family formation intentions of same-sex couples and their experiences of living as nontraditional

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Introduction to the special collection on family changes and inequality in East Asia (2021) · doi

  CONTRIBUTION: This volume highlights the complexity and heterogeneity of contemporary East Asian families, inviting family and demography researchers to conduct more studies on under-researched family behaviors such as cohabitation and nonmarital births and to revisit the conventional perception that family ties are strong and family support is readily available in East Asia.

  Keywords: family east contribution volume highlights complexity heterogeneity contemporary asian families inviting demography researchers conduct researched
• MARITAL UNIONS AND UNMARRIED COHABITATION IN BANGKOK, THAILAND (2011) · doi

  Further research on family formation in Thailand should acknowledge the complex forms of sexual unions and explore how differentials in background characteristics between married persons and cohabiters affect other aspects of family processes such as the well-being of couples and children.

  Keywords: family further formation thailand acknowledge complex forms sexual unions explore differentials background characteristics married persons
• Perceptions on Becoming a Parent and Forming a Family: A Qualitative Exploration of the Social Experiences of Japanese Women with Same-Sex Partners (2023) · doi

  Despite a gradual rising awareness of nontraditional partnerships and family forms, the parenting and family formation intentions of same-sex couples and their experiences of living as nontraditional families in Japanese society are still rarely studied.

  Keywords: nontraditional family despite gradual rising awareness partnerships forms parenting formation intentions couples experiences living families