My sociological dissertation addresses the institutional and cultural regulation of intimacy and sexual relationships in Finland from the 1960’s to the present moment. I focus on the intersection of macro and micro levels, on how sociocultural changes of the period have shaped the lived experiences and social networks of the people living through them. I look at 1) shifts in the normative climate, from the quest of homosexual rights to the sexual citizenship of same-sex couples and to the recent queering of the heterosexual couple norm; 2) the regulation of homosexuality in the biographical narratives and social networks of older gay and straight men living alone, and 3) the surfacing of non-monogamy in the Finnish wider public in 2020 and how this cultural idea shapes how people actually live in their relationships with media and interview data.
I am also the editor of Perheyhteiskunta.fi which is a social scientific publication aimed at the wider public. I write popular science articles about couple norms, ethical non-monogamy and social scientific research of sexuality.
Publications
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Yhtä ja toista
Suoranta, Kitti. 2021. Image. : - -
Orgiat ruton jälkeen?
Suoranta, Kitti. 2020. Perheyhteiskunta. : - -
Bloomsburyn ryhmän ihanteina olivat vapaa rakkaus ja elinikäinen ystävyys
Suoranta, Kitti. 2019. Perheyhteiskunta. : - -
Voiko ilmastohuoli vaikuttaa syntyvyyteen?
Suoranta, Kitti. 2019. Perheyhteiskunta. : - -
Transparent-sarja avaa ikkunan perheiden tulevaisuuteen
Suoranta, Kitti. 2018. Perheyhteiskunta. : . -
Vieraissa vuoteissa
Suoranta, Kitti. 2018. Perheyhteiskunta. : . -
Onko veriside eri side? Individualistinen sukulaisuuspuhe ja sosiaalisten verkostojen dynamiikka lastensa kanssa elävillä naispareilla
Suoranta, Kirsti. 2006. Sosiologia. 43: -