1Psychiatric Social Worker, Department of Psychiatry, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
3PhD Scholar, Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
*Correspondence: Budhiswatya Shankar Das, Psychiatric Social Worker, Department of Psychiatry, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh-786002, Assam, India. budhiswatya@gmail.com
Online published on 2 January, 2017.
In the present paper, we offer to introduce the concept of heteronormativity and its influence on family therapy interventions. We emphasis the dominant role heteronormativity has created over Indian families, that existence or emergence of queer concepts creates innumerable issues. Queer theory's perspective has been used to expand our knowledge and practice beyond the demarcation of heteronormativity. Finally, we emphasis the need of a shift in our therapeutic approaches too. Yet the question persists that are we ready to learn and adapt?
India, Societies, Therapeutics
