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Stigma, Attachment, and Relationship Dissolution: Commentary on Meanings of Intimacy

Stigma, Attachment, and Relationship Dissolution: Commentary on Meanings of Intimacy The chief difference between Frost's same‐sex and heterosexual couples was that same‐sex couples experienced more stigma and discrimination. We discuss implications of these stressors for relationship outcomes and consider the role of attachment orientations. We also consider the imminent changes that might occur in these processes due to the legalization of same‐sex marriage in the United States. In particular, we hope that stigma and discrimination against LGB couples might decrease, and that attachment security might increase, together reducing their vulnerabilities for relationship dissolution. Legalization of same‐sex marriage should also provide new opportunities to investigate committed same‐sex relationships alongside committed heterosexual relationships. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Analyses of Social Issues & Public Policy Wiley

Stigma, Attachment, and Relationship Dissolution: Commentary on Meanings of Intimacy

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2015 The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
ISSN
1529-7489
eISSN
1530-2415
DOI
10.1111/asap.12088
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Abstract

The chief difference between Frost's same‐sex and heterosexual couples was that same‐sex couples experienced more stigma and discrimination. We discuss implications of these stressors for relationship outcomes and consider the role of attachment orientations. We also consider the imminent changes that might occur in these processes due to the legalization of same‐sex marriage in the United States. In particular, we hope that stigma and discrimination against LGB couples might decrease, and that attachment security might increase, together reducing their vulnerabilities for relationship dissolution. Legalization of same‐sex marriage should also provide new opportunities to investigate committed same‐sex relationships alongside committed heterosexual relationships.

Journal

Analyses of Social Issues & Public PolicyWiley

Published: Dec 1, 2015

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