Friday, April 21 2023, 3pm MLC 213 Special Information: SPONSORED BY THE SOCIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM COMMITTEE AND INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES In this talk, Dr. Acosta explores the strategies that mixed-race (and racially minoritized) stepfamilies led by lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer parents use to make themselves intelligible as family to others. Based on interview data with parents from more than 40 families before and after the SCOTUS Obergefell ruling, Dr. Acosta highlights how these families’ strategies vary not only based on their racial composition, but also on the legal landscape for LGBTQ families in their states of residence. Further, Dr. Acosta explores parents’ different levels of commitment to racial/cultural literacy with their families. Some are intentional about raising children who are conscious and proud of their racial differences. Others are most comfortable ignoring race in their homes. Nonetheless, Dr. Acosta finds that race shapes the opportunities available to the respondents’ families in subtle and sometimes immeasurable ways. Departmental Host or Contact: Vanessa Gonlin Dr. Katie L. Acosta, PhD Sociology Georgia State University Type of Event: Colloquia
