Part-Time Work in the Nordic Region III

Hayfield, Erika Anne; Olavson, Rógvi; Patursson, Lív

doi:10.6027/tn2016-518

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“…The Faroe Islands are a family-oriented society (Gaini 2013;Hayfield et al 2016;Hayfield 2018;Hayfield & Schug 2019). Hayfield (2018) states 'The significance of family networks was clear in the data and the women who had lived abroad pointed out how " : : : there's a big difference between how much more help you have here [compared to Denmark]"' (Hayfield 2018(Hayfield :1148.…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Faroese Language And Learning Environ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hayfield (2018) states 'The significance of family networks was clear in the data and the women who had lived abroad pointed out how " : : : there's a big difference between how much more help you have here [compared to Denmark]"' (Hayfield 2018(Hayfield :1148. In another study, women stated that having close support networks, such as parents, siblings, and in-laws, to help with childcare was central to the Faroese society, although they also mentioned that this is declining concurrently with grandparents working more (Hayfield et al 2016).…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Faroese Language And Learning Environ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Faroese children’s first words

Rasmussen

2022

Nord J Linguist

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Research has shown the importance of vocabulary development in relation to other parts of language development, e.g. grammar and reading development. Cross-linguistic research has shown similar as well as dissimilar tendencies regarding content in different languages. This study examines, for the first time, the characteristics of Faroese children’s early productive vocabulary utilizing a Faroese adaptation of the MacArthur–Bates Communicative Development Inventories (MB-CDI). The study participants were 415 children aged 8 to 20 months. The results provide information on the composition and characteristics of lexical development in Faroese children and demonstrate that nouns are dominant among first words, as are onomatopoetic words and words describing family relationships. Faroese children are comparable to children learning other languages with respect to rate of acquisition and composition of words, with a somewhat higher share of words describing family members as stable words in the emerging language.

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Section: Characteristics Of the Faroese Language And Learning Environ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characteristics Of the Faroese Language And Learning Environ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Faroese children’s first words

Rasmussen

2022

Nord J Linguist

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“…Slowly but steadily, you could say, the Faroes are moving in the direction of the neighbouring countries in the Nordic region, but the 'traditional' gender and family identities of many islanders remain deep-rooted, especially amongst men and women from relatively small village communities relying on fisheries (Hayfield et al 2016;Hayfield 2020;Gaini 2011). 'Gender equality cannot be achieved without men and boys', Faroese Prime Minister Axel Johannessen emphasized in a speech at a gender conference in 2019, which resonates with a careful turn in the gender equality discourse in the Faroes.…”

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'He understands me in a different way than others do'

Gaini

2021

Suomen Antropologi

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In this paper a group of young people from Torshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, share their personal reflections and views on the ‘Faroese father’ in present-day society. The material from this qualitative study is used to examine and analyse the role and position of the father in relation to his family and working life, his masculinity and identity, and his general historic status in society. The main aim of the paper is to outline and illustrate a pattern of transition in Faroese fatherhood resonating new gender and family values, but also a social shift towards a (late) modern and diversified labour market with emerging female-dominated professions. Seen from the son’s and the daughter’s perspective, this paper suggests, the father’s place in the life of his children mirrors a very special relation associated with feelings of affection, safety, and guidance. Drawing on theoretical scholarship from fatherhood research in the tradition of critical men’s studies, as well as from anthropological family studies, this paper contributes to scientific reviews of fatherhood and masculinity in small island communities in shift. This study is part of the larger research project called Faroese Fatherhood in Transition (2018-2021) financed by Research Council Faroe Islands. Keywords: fatherhood, masculinity, family life, fishermen, small islands, young people

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“…In common with other island communities, the sea has a very significant impact on the economy and culture of both Greenland and the Faroes (Alexander, 2016;Hayfield, Olavsson, & Patursson, 2016;Hayward, 2012). The Faroese economy is still largely reliant on the fishing industry (including aquaculture), although there has been some diversification in recent times (Føroya Landsstýri, 2018).…”

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“…Within the fishery highly skilled technical jobs are mostly male, and fish processing work is mostly female, and this has a knock-on impact in terms of the rest of the economy. In the Faroes Hayfield et al (2016) have noted that between 75-92% of employees in care, cleaning, health, sales and food production are female, and between 97-99% of employees in electronics, construction, transport and fisheries are male (see also Hayfield, 2018;Hovgaard, 2015). Migration patterns therefore also show some impacts of gender, with immigration to Greenland in the 1950s and 60s for example being largely Danish men (Langgård, 1995) with some men later marrying Greenlandic women and settling down.…”

Section: Greenland and The Faroe Islands: Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%