Challenges to the Social Norms on Reproduction: “Irreplaceable Mother” and Affirmative Fatherhood

• Authors: Miroslav Popper , Gabriel Bianchi , Ivan Lukšík
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study presents an analysis of recent developments in fathers’ roles in Slovakia, a country that has experienced multiple social and economic transformations in post-totalitarian Central Eastern Europe. Data from a qualitative study (14 focus group discussions, 87 participants) show that the social norms associated with the Second Demographic Transition do not constitute a homogenous unit. Young people delay reproduction due to numerous needs. A new norm is emerging-the necessity of establishing a family only once a state of economic independence has been reached. The study discusses the role of the “irreplaceable mother” and the problem of the complementarity of parental roles, shifts in negative stereotypes about men, and emerging forms of affirmative fatherhood.

Keywords

EN

social norms; reproduction; father; stereotype; gender

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Human Affairs
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 288-301

Dates

published

2015-07-01

online

2015-07-01

Contributors

author

Miroslav Popper

• Institute for Research in Social Communication, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava 4, Slovakia

author

Gabriel Bianchi

• Institute for Research in Social Communication, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava 4, Slovakia

author

Ivan Lukšík

• Institute for Research in Social Communication, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 841 04 Bratislava 4, Slovakia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/humaff-2015-0024