ABSTRACT The current study solicits individuals’ artistic depictions and written definitions of family and provides comparisons to existing conceptualizations of family in communication research. Attendees of a Midwestern pride festival took part in an interactive art display, creating a visual representation of their own family on one side of a card and writing their definition of family on the other side. Both images and definitions focused on the ways family members’ behaviors construct family. Participants’ written responses describe family as unconditional, particularly in terms of love, support, and acceptance.

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无关紧要：通过互动艺术项目对LGBTQ家庭和盟友如何定义家庭进行定性分析

摘要本研究旨在征询个人对家庭的艺术描绘和书面定义，并与传播研究中现有的家庭观念进行比较。中西部骄傲节的参加者参加了互动式艺术展示，在卡片的一侧创建了自己家庭的视觉表示，而在另一侧上写下了他们对家庭的定义。图像和定义都集中在家庭成员的行为构成家庭的方式上。参与者的书面答复将家庭描述为无条件的，特别是在爱，支持和接受方面。