It's Just Who I Am . . . I Have Brown Hair. I Have a Mysterious Father: An Exploration of Donor-Conceived Offspring's Identity Construction

被引：21

作者：

Harrigan, Meredith Marko ^{[1
]}

Dieter, Sarah ^{[1
]}

Leinwohl, Jenna ^{[1
]}

Marrin, Laura ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SUNY Coll Geneseo, Dept Commun, Blake B 120 1 Coll Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF FAMILY COMMUNICATION | 2015年 / 15卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1080/15267431.2014.980823

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

The purpose of the present study was to explore the communication and identity-related experiences of members of donor-conceived families. Guided by the theory of symbolic interactionism and a constitutive view of communication, the present study sought to understand the ways in which anonymous sperm donor-conceived offspring (DCO) make sense of their experiences and communicatively construct their identities. In-depth interviews with 14 adult DCO and 24 online postings by DCO about their experiences being donor-conceived were inductively analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, 2011). The following five identity constructions were identified: (a) victims, (b) wanted children, (c) enigmatic, (d) storytellers, and (e) processes. The findings capture the multiplicity and complexity of DCO's communication and identity processes.

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页码：75 / 93

页数：19

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