Coventry University, UK.
Health (London). 2018 Mar;22(2):147-164. doi: 10.1177/1363459316688518. Epub 2017 Feb 17.
The gendered dimensions of partner support in relationships where one partner has a chronic condition has been a recurring focus within the literature on gender and health. Such literature however typically focuses exclusively on heterosexual couples while same-sex relationships are rendered invisible, leading to the discourse around partner support being heteronormative. This article examines gendered dimensions within accounts of lesbian, gay and bisexual people with diabetes using a discursive psychological approach. The analysis identifies how participants drew upon a range of interpretative repertoires, including: (1) notions that women are more caring than men; (2) that men can take control in an emergency; (3) that gay men are caring; (4) that grown men can take care of themselves; and (5) that gay men are more independent than heterosexual men. It is argued that rather than simply dismissing heteronormative repertoires of gender and health, non-heterosexuals draw upon them in ways that display ideological tensions.
在一方患有慢性疾病的伴侣关系中，伴侣支持的性别维度一直是性别与健康文献中的一个反复出现的焦点。然而，此类文献通常仅关注异性恋夫妇，而同性恋关系则被忽视，导致围绕伴侣支持的讨论是异性恋规范的。本文使用话语心理学方法，考察了有糖尿病的女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋者的叙述中的性别维度。分析确定了参与者如何利用一系列解释性资源，包括：（1）女性比男性更有爱心的观念；（2）男人在紧急情况下可以掌控局面；（3）男同性恋者有爱心；（4）成年男性可以照顾自己；以及（5）男同性恋者比异性恋男性更独立。有人认为，同性恋者并没有简单地摒弃性别和健康的异性恋规范，而是以显示意识形态紧张的方式利用这些规范。
