Friendship and care
Gendered practices within personal communities in Portugal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3633101 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Policarpo (0000-0002-9245-1057, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-69 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0958-9236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3869 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09589236.2017.1394820 |
| OpenAlex | W2766475391 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 34 |
What is the role of friends in practices of care within intimate relationships, either towards each other, or in supporting caring practices towards other persons (children, parents or other kin)? And to what extent are these caring practices gendered? I explore how friendship either disrupts, or reproduces, the ethics of care that cross-cuts gender relations throughout society. I focus on the experience of Portuguese men and women and take as reference their personal community, understood as the active and meaningful personal ties they consider to be central in their lives. Drawing on qualitative data from 30 in-depth interviews, I explore their experiences of care in three dimensions: caring for others; caring for oneself; and being cared for. Results show that, while it is not possible to assert a complete centring of personal lives on friendship, friends stand out as important sources of care in these three different situations, providing both emotional and practical support
Care work · Friendship · Portuguese · Qualitative research · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |