Social Perceptions of Siblings' Sexual Composition
Evidence from Portuguese Youth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2970798 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Macedo Barroso (0000-0003-2677-6395, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, corresponding author), Margarida Martins Barroso (Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, Lisbon University Institute, Edifício ISCTE-IUL, Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal.) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 687-702 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.42.5.687 |
| OpenAlex | W2288783192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 21 |
This paper explores sibling relationships among Portuguese youth, focusing on the importance of gender and sibling sexual composition in three specific analytical domains: (a) the social meanings and perceptions of sibling relationships and their impact on daily life practices; (b) parents' differential treatment of sons and daughters and its implication for the well-being of brothers and sisters within the sibling group, and; (c) the gender determinants of care-giving for elderly parents. The study is based on focus groups and semi-structured interviews involving 47 Portuguese men and women, with an average age of 24 years. The results show that gender relations and the sexual composition of siblings have a significant impact on sibling relationships. Same-sex siblings are perceived as having more harmonious and cooperative relationships than mixed-sex siblings, regardless of age and birth order. Parents' differential treatment of sons and daughters, whether it reproduces or deconstructs traditional gender roles, influences the well-being of youths and affects the way brothers and sisters envisage how care-giving tasks for elderly parents will be shared. Most youths envisage an egalitarian distribution of care-giving, although sisters are still regarded as the main care providers
Birth order · Developmental psychology · Differential treatment · Perception · Population · Portuguese · Sibling · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.86 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |