Adoption and same-sex parenting in the film Patrik 1.5

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https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v3i20.57567

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This article examines the transition process to adoptive parenthood in a male same-sex couple, through the analysis of a cinematic narrative. Throughout the film Patrik 1.5, we follow the story of a late adoption and the formation of the bond between the parents and the teenage son. Initial joys and surprises in the adoption scenario are addressed, as well as their impact on the marital dynamics of the protagonist couple. Viewing the film as a medium for reproducing discourses that integrate social life, we analyze selected scenes in light of the theoretical framework of Linking Psychoanalysis. We interpret the plots involved in the process of building the bond between adoptive parents and the child, with a focus on the experiences of the couple in the marital sphere, highlighting the tensions that led to a momentary rupture. With the support of the teenager, the couple managed to reconfigure their intimate bond while making room to welcome the new family member.

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Amanda Brandane Minari, University of São Paulo

Researcher at the Health Psychology Teaching and Research Laboratory (LEPPS), linked to the Psychology Department and the Psychology Postgraduate Program at the Ribeirão Preto School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of the University of São Paulo (FFCLRP-USP). Scientific Initiation Fellow of the São Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP), process number 2024/06673-1.

Érika Arantes de Oliveira-Cardoso, University of São Paulo

Permanent Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Psychology at the Ribeirão Preto School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of the University of São Paulo (FFCLRP-USP). Coordinator of the Health Psychology Teaching and Research Laboratory (LEPPS).

Letícia Carolina Boffi, University of São Paulo

PhD student at the Health Psychology Teaching and Research Laboratory (LEPPS), linked to the Psychology Department and the Psychology Postgraduate Program at the Ribeirão Preto School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of the University of São Paulo (FFCLRP-USP). Doctoral scholarship holder from CAPES.

Manoel Antônio dos Santos, University of São Paulo

Full Professor in the Psychology Department of the Ribeirão Preto School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at the University of São Paulo (FFCLRP-USP). Coordinator of the Health Psychology Teaching and Research Laboratory (LEPPS).

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2024-12-04

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Brandane Minari, A., Arantes de Oliveira-Cardoso, Érika, Boffi, L. C., & dos Santos, M. A. (2024). Adoption and same-sex parenting in the film Patrik 1.5. Revista Periódicus, 3(20), 144–165. https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v3i20.57567

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Vol. 3 No. 20 (2024): Non binarity: an emerging idendity in contemporary Brazil

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Free section

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