It is important that my kids see us all spending time together and that we do spend time together’

Pacific mothers and fathers displaying post-separation family connections

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ID13009652
AuthorsMoeata Keil (0000-0002-5870-6124, University of Auckland, corresponding author), Vivienne Elizabeth (University of Auckland)
Year2021
Volume11
Issue2
Pages242-257
Publication date2021-10-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamilies Relationships and Societies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2046-7435 • E-ISSN: 2046-7443
PublisherPolicy Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/204674321x16318861621792
OpenAlexW3205617711
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

In this article, we draw on Finch’s (2007) concept of family display to examine how collectivist understandings of family intersect with gender to shape mothers’ and fathers’ post-separation displays of family life. Drawing on interviews with fifteen separated Pacific parents (ten mothers and five fathers), we explore how mothers and fathers navigate how, when, with and for whom they display family relationships and family life following separation. In pursuing this inquiry, we pay particular attention to how family imaginaries and norms in Pacific cultures affect participants’ post-separation family displays. We found gender differences among our participants, with mothers displaying post-separation family connections in child-centred and collectivist ways, while the post-separation family displays by fathers were child-related and more individualistic

Affect (linguistics · Collectivism · Developmental psychology · Family life · Individualism · Political science · Separation (statistics · Sociology · Communication · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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