The constitution of the adoptive family from the perspective of homoparental fathers and mothers.
Family; Homoparenthood; Adoption; Winnicott.
This dissertation reflects the family as a socially constructed category, situated historically and culturally, from the theoretical perspective of Donald Winnicott. It highlights the new family arrangements, especially the homoparental family, which has adoption as one of the main means for its formation. Objective is to analyze and understand the constitution of the adoptive homoparental family, from the perspective of adopting fathers and mothers.This is an exploratory and transversal field research, approved by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) of the Federal University of Alagoas. It was carried out in a virtual environment and used the case study as a research method. Fathers and mothers of four homoparental adoptive families from three regions of the country participated in this research. Data were collected from different sources, using the following instruments: sociodemographic questionnaire, semi-structured interview and Drawing Family with Story (DF-E) procedure. As a result, sociodemographic data, family histories in case format, as well as drawings and stories produced by participating fathers and mothers are presented.