The transition to parenthood in urban space

Continuity and Disruption of Embodied Experience and Spatial Practice

Bibliographic Data

ID3977847
AuthorsWillem R Boterman (0000-0002-8908-5842, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author), Gary Bridge (0000-0003-2156-4342, Cardiff University)
Year2023
Volume24
Issue7
Pages1165-1184
Publication date2023-08-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14649365.2022.2028181
OpenAlexW4207047169
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited70

This paper explores the impacts of the transition to parenthood on the relationship between (from a Bourdieusian perspective) habitus and field in social reproduction. The paper is based on a longitudinal study of white middle-class gentrifier households in Amsterdam before and after childbirth. The study reveals the disruptive (as well as re-configurative) impact of parenthood as transition, even for this relatively privileged group (in terms of legitimated habitus and spatial discretion and mobility). Our findings strongly suggest the highly gendered nature of this transition, and also reveal the significance of spatial dimensions of this gendered experience – from embodiment all the way through to changing relationships in urban space. These impacts suggest parenthood as a distinct ‘field’ of social struggle and emphasise the significance of gender and spatial experience in understanding habitus-field relations, alongside the more acknowledged temporalities of social reproduction

Economic geography · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Geography · Linguistics · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Urban space · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Philosophy · Rural development and sustainability · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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