Die Kinderfrage und der halbierte Wandel in den Geschlechterverhältnissen

Kahlert, Heike

doi:10.1007/978-3-531-90323-1_12

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“…The disappearance of "normal" employment and increase of precarious occupations is impeding men to solely fulfill the role as breadwinner. Thus traditional gender roles and family models are also unhinged due to the plain economic necessity of women participating in gainful employment (Kahlert 2007).…”

Section: Explanations For Persisting and Changing Gender Rolesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intergenerational Support and Reproduction of Gender Inequalities: A Case Study from Eastern and Western Germany

Klärner

2016

SSRN Journal

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Social support is often described as an exclusively positively acting factor. Its absence is said to mean negative consequences for individuals. This article shows that the supply and dependence of intergenerational social support can have negative consequences and pertains to persisting unequal gender roles and a gendered division of labor in relationships. Based on qualitative interviews, conducted in eastern and western Germany, with young adults (28-30 years old) and their parents, we hypothesize, that the bigger supply of intergenerational support of grandparents for their children and grandchildren and an alleged dependence on these transfers is especially responsible for impeding the modernization of traditional role models assigning women to the role as a mother and housewife. However, less availability and dependence on this kind of social support in eastern Germany, contribute to a more flexible form of role allocation in a relationship.

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Section: Explanations For Persisting and Changing Gender Rolesmentioning

confidence: 99%