Abstract
Increasingly, men are challenging the assumption that care is a feminine task and are involving themselves in childcare and the care of dependent adults. However, this does not necessarily ...have consequences for their work, as they very rarely make costly adaptations in their working lives. In this study, we propose a definition of
a man in care
(MIC) as a working father who, in order to meet care needs, has adapted his working life in a way that potentially entails a financial penalty. We analyze the prevalence of men in care among men living with children below the age of 15 across the EU‐27 plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK using recent representative data (the European Labour Survey and its 2018 ad hoc
module
on work‐life balance). We find that although the number of men engaging in costly work adaptations is still very low when compared to their female counterparts, the characteristics of these men can be clearly outlined: they have a non‐manual occupation (managers excluded), they have temporary contracts or are self‐employed, they are partnered to women who hold jobs of 40 or more hours a week and have a high educational attainment, and they work in family‐friendly companies. Also, at the context level, the prevalence of MIC is clearly related to gender equality and values. However, we do not find evidence of any country having reached the
universal caregiver model
proposed by Nancy Fraser, including those with more advanced gender and welfare regimes.
Was können Eltern und erwachsene Kinder voneinander erwarten? Und welche Verantwortung sollten sie füreinander übernehmen und warum? Durch einen kulturellen und demographischen Wandel sind unsere ...Vorstellungen von Familie in Bewegung geraten und müssen neu ausgehandelt werden. Hier setzt Hannes Foth mit ethischen und sozialphilosophischen Überlegungen an. Er legt dar, was Eltern-Kind-Beziehungen im Erwachsenenalter auszeichnet, welche Rolle Verantwortung und Freundschaft dabei spielen und welches Verständnis von Familie zeitgemäß ist - ein Perspektivenwechsel, der nicht nur philosophische, sondern auch interdisziplinäre und alltagstaugliche Anknüpfungspunkte aufweist.
This open access handbook provides a multilevel view on family policies, combining insights on family policy outcomes at different levels of policymaking: supra-national organizations, national ...states, sub-national or regional levels, and finally smaller organizations and employers. At each of these levels, a multidisciplinary group of expert scholars assess policies and their implementation, such as child income support, childcare services, parental leave, and leave to provide care to frail and elderly family members. The chapters evaluate their impact in improving children’s development and equal opportunities, promoting gender equality, regulating fertility, productivity and economic inequality, and take an intersectional perspective related to gender, class, and family diversity. The editors conclude by presenting a new research agenda based on five major challenges pertaining to the levels of policy implementation (in particular globalization and decentralization), austerity and marketization, inequality, changing family relations, and welfare states adapting to women’s empowered roles.
Wie kann das marokkanische Familienrecht aus postkolonialer Perspektive analysiert werden? Im Gegensatz zur gegenwärtigen Forschungsliteratur, die oft ein vormodernes Gesellschaftsverständnis im ...Maghreb postuliert, wählt Kamal El Guennouni einen nichtlokalen Ansatz und arbeitet einen postkolonialen Rechtsbegriff heraus. In dieser multiplen Differenzierung herrscht eine Übersetzung multipler Ordnung vor, in der es zu keiner Kollision der verschiedenen Rechtsordnungen kommt. Er erforscht diese Prämisse qualitativ anhand von Grenzfällen im Familienrecht wie der Mehrehe und eröffnet durch eine makrohermeneutische Analyse nicht nur eine neue Perspektive für die Soziologie, sondern auch für andere Fachbereiche.
Ein, zwei, drei oder vier Elternteile, »Sponkel«, »Mapas« und lesbische Zeugungsakte - wer oder was Familie ist und wie sie gegründet wird, hat sich vervielfältigt. Sarah Charlotte Dionisius ...rekonstruiert aus einer von den Feminist Science and Technology Studies inspirierten, queertheoretischen Perspektive, wie lesbische und queere Frauen*paare, die mittels Samenspende Eltern geworden sind, Familie, Verwandtschaft und Geschlecht imaginieren und praktizieren. Damit wirft sie einen heteronormativitätskritischen Blick auf die sozialwissenschaftliche Familienforschung sowie auf gesellschaftliche und rechtliche Entwicklungen, die neue Ein- und Ausschlüsse queerer familialer Lebensweisen mit sich bringen.
Ageing as Future Lang, Frieder R; Lessenich, Stephan; Rothermund, Klaus
2024
eBook
Odprti dostop
Contemporary societies are aging – but what does that mean? Is this something bad? And can societies age as a whole? By bringing together psychological, gerontological, and sociological findings, ...this open access book opens up a hitherto unique, multifaceted, and realistic view of the phenomenon of old age and the process of aging. The volume is based on the results of the project “Ageing as Future”, a long-term project network (2007-2021) involving a total of more than 30 scientists worldwide. The focus of the project was threefold: A first issue was concerned with how views on aging influence development in old age; secondly, the project analyzed determinants and consequences of provision for old age; and thirdly, it investigated the different ways in which aging is shaped by managing time in old age. For more than a decade, the authors conducted quantitative and qualitative studies, involving large samples from three different continents. The results show that one-sided views of old age – whether negative stereotypes or positive exaggerations – do not do justice to the complexity of the experience of aging. Based on these results, the authors plead for individual and societal acceptance of the social fact of aging – and for the right to live an autonomous and dignified life in old age just as in other phases of life. Ageing as Future: A study by the Volkswagen Foundation presents findings from a unique large international study that are of interest to aging researchers around the world: academically, socio-politically, practically, and personally. Whether old or young, the book encourages one to question one's own views of aging. When reading this book, it becomes obvious that old age is a highly diverse experience, depending on a host of societal and individual factors.
This open access book explores an approach that connects individual and societal processes throughout history and shifting trends in sociological perspectives, influenced by C. Wright Mills’ theories ...of time and temporality. It traces its origins from American pragmatist thought and Chicago qualitative sociology in the early 20th century to the revival of biographical research in European and American sociology during the 1970s. The book shows empirical studies from this vibrant research approach can bridge methodological gaps between qualitative and quantitative biographical studies, applicable to various topics like class, gender, ethnicity, and intergenerational dimensions.
Wenn transstaatlich organisierte Familien streiten, dann meist medial vermittelt. Doch wie streiten Eltern und Kinder, wenn die Technik den Rahmen vorgibt? Wie übersetzen sie ihr medial vermitteltes ...Miteinander wieder in körperliche Kopräsenz? Jagoda Motowidlo fokussiert mit mikrosoziologischen Einblicken das Konfliktgeschehen transstaatlicher Familien, in welchem sowohl die Eigenlogiken familialer Praktiken als auch jene des technischen Rahmens miteinander in Wechselwirkung treten. Ihre Analyse zeigt dabei Phänomene wie neue Präsenzverständnisse, soziale Deutungen technischer Störungen und eine Verteilung von Handlungsträgerschaften auf mehr als nur menschliche Instanzen auf.
This open access handbook provides a multilevel view on family policies, combining insights on family policy outcomes at different levels of policymaking: supra-national organizations, national ...states, sub-national or regional levels, and finally smaller organizations and employers. At each of these levels, a multidisciplinary group of expert scholars assess policies and their implementation, such as child income support, childcare services, parental leave, and leave to provide care to frail and elderly family members. The chapters evaluate their impact in improving children’s development and equal opportunities, promoting gender equality, regulating fertility, productivity and economic inequality, and take an intersectional perspective related to gender, class, and family diversity. The editors conclude by presenting a new research agenda based on five major challenges pertaining to the levels of policy implementation (in particular globalization and decentralization), austerity and marketization, inequality, changing family relations, and welfare states adapting to women’s empowered roles.
