Changing fatherhood
A comparative study of Sweden, Germany and Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12517399 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tingting Tan (0000-0003-1846-5976, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 2540-2555 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1322-9400 • E-ISSN: 1839-3543 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13229400.2023.2179528 |
| OpenAlex | W4362553774 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 40 |
This research is inspired by Michael's Rush work. In-depth interviews of 30 Swedish, German and Japanese fathers regarding their attitudes towards traditional, modern and ideal images of fatherhood were conducted. Three videos of fathers' normal daily life relating to their practices of fatherhood, including time spent on housework and child care are shot separately in Stockholm, Stuttgart, and Fukuoka. The following results show that the path of fatherhood in these three countries is shifting away from the traditional role. In Sweden, fatherhood is changing from traditional father to dual carer model. In Germany, fatherhood is transitioning toward a second-mother model. Finally, in Japan, fatherhood is turning toward a struggling model. Three primary factors accelerate the pace of these changes: family-friendly social policies, de-patriarchy family, and increasing individualistic-oriented socio-culture. Furthermore, three main barriers persist against a dual-carer society: hierarchical corporate culture, 'male-headed' in public areas and 'housewife keeping' in private areas. To conclude, this study suggests that globally, fatherhood keeps its second-mother or struggling status, but with an increasing emphasis on Nordic dual-earner and dual-career crystallizing in Germany and Japan. That means diminishing devoted wife and caring mother and enhancing democratic and involved father, which is also predicted by Rush (2015)
German · Housewife · Ideal (ethics · Individualism · Pace · Patriarchy · Political science · Sociology · Wife · Gender Studies · History · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Culture's consequences
Women and Social Policies in Europe
Public Attitudes towards Family Policies in Europe
Chapter 9
Protecting Motherhood
Families, States and Labour Markets
Social Policy Reforms in Sweden
Earner-Carer Model at the Crossroads
Family Policies in Germany
Family, Women, and Employment in Central-Eastern Europe
Between Two Worlds of Father Politics
Patriarchy in East Asia
The transition to fatherhood
More than the sum of its parts? Contemporary fatherhood policy, practice and discourse
Contemporary fatherhood
Official Discourse on Family and Fatherhood in Post-1949 China
Fatherhood in Transition
Family policy, economic development and infant mortality
From Foster Mothers to Child Care Centers
Gender and Well-Being
Gender Differences in Childcare
Gender cultures and the gender arrangement—a theoretical framework for cross‐national gender research
Women's Opportunities under Different Family Policy Constellations
The Parental Leave Benefit Reform in Germany
Theorising fatherhood, welfare and the decline of patriarchy in Japan
Sweden
Gendered Dimensions and Capabilities
How Involved Is Involved Fathering
Work Environment and Japanese Fathers' Involvement in Child Care
Asian Fatherhood
The Political Path to a Dual Earner/Dual Carer Society
Where are the new fathers? German families with a non-traditional distribution of professional and family work
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |