Resumen
This article focuses on family social work knowledge production in the context of changing family structures and forms in China. Taking the lesbian family in a diversified family as an example, it is hoped that through the “Thick Description” of three different forms of postmodern families: contract marriage family, extra-marital family and planned lesbian family to help social workers “see” more family patterns, re-imagine the concept of future, pluralistic families, and expand the imagination of family social work. This paper points out that social work, as a profession and occupation that “uses itself as a diversity to assist diversity to form or constitute diversity”, should remove restrictions, protect and develop diversity. The imagination of the family in research and literature is still mainly limited to the family situation of the mainstream population, and the lack of attention to family structural changes and multiple family issues has contributed to systemic inequality. Therefore, this article hopes to pay more attention to the “living entity”, that is, people’s daily life practice, so as to realize family social work that is closer to life and subjective feelings. Admittedly, moving beyond the cisgender frame is a challenge for social workers and social work practice, but not doing so limits our own view of what is possible.
Palabras Clave (separar con comas)
Diversified family, family social work, lesbian, kinship