Parenthood in the 1990s

Tradition and Modernity in the Parenthood of Dual-earner Couples with Different Lifemodes

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ID3112353
AuthorsAnne-Dorthe Hestbæk (Danish National Institute of Social Research, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume5
Issue4
Pages463-491
Publication date1998-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568298005004007
OpenAlexW2008369773
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

Have traditional patterns of parenting disappeared with modernity? This is one of the research questions of a qualitative study of Danish dualearner parents with different sociocultural backgrounds. The article focuses on tradition and modernity concerning four aspects of parenting: values of upbringing, the relation between parental roles and work roles, potential for action and negotiations. The findings suggest that, even in the age of modernity, parenthood in some families is strongly marked by traditional patterns of attitudes and behaviour. Further, the sociocultural background of the parents influences the extent to which their parenting is marked by either tradition or modernity. The findings have empirical, as well as theoretical and methodological implications

Danish · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Modernity · Negotiation · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Psychology · Research in Social Sciences · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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