Gender Caring: The Everyday Construction of Black African Parents in Finland
| Autor: | Mathias E. Ebot |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Sub-Saharan Africans Immigration Strict constructionism Gender studies Context (language use) Welfare state Articles gender caring Family life Solidarity lcsh:Social Sciences lcsh:H Black African parents lcsh:HB848-3697 Reciprocity (social psychology) religion lcsh:Demography. Population. Vital events Sociology Obligation Finland media_common |
| Zdroj: | Finnish Yearbook of Population Research, Vol 49, Pp 143-167 (2014) Finnish Yearbook of Population Research |
| ISSN: | 1796-6191 1796-6183 |
| DOI: | 10.23979/fypr.48428 |
| Popis: | The Nordic countries are now firmly ensconced in academia as gender-friendly welfare states. They are seen as pioneering countries with respect to changes in family life and gender relations and thus present an interesting forum for family research. This paper explores how gender caring relates to gender, religion and parenting in Sub-Saharan African families in the context of immigration to Finland. A constructionist perspective is employed to illuminate how guidelines or scripts established in these parents’ cultures are actively used and how they in turn influence their gender relations. Gender caring is conceptualized as an ethic of reciprocity, solidarity and obligation to ensure interdependence and strong bonds among black African parents. The article draws on in-depth interviews conducted with twelve couples mainly in the Helsinki area (which includes Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen). |
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