Socio-psychological cost of childbearing in Serbia and political response

Bobic, Mirjana; Veskovic-Andjelkovic, Milica

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“…However, there is another contextual aspect of childbearing and parenthood in Serbia. That is persistent patriarchy, presupposing accentuated gender inequality at home, intensive motherhood, and women's enormous self-sacrifice 1 for children throughout the course of their lives (Blagojević 1997(Blagojević , 2014Babović 2020;Bobić and Vesković Anđelković 2018). Studies have showed that family has become an even more important resource in the period of post-socialist transformation in Serbia due to the massive pauperisation of the population, a sharp decrease in economic activities, 1 The terms 'sacrificing' and 'self-sacrificing' will be used in this paper in honour of our late colleague and friend, Marina Blagojević Hughson.…”

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Intergenerational solidarity in care: A case study in Serbia

Bobic

Veskovic-Andjelkovic

2020

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This paper discusses intergenerational solidarity in care from the perspective of women, focusing on mothers as the main providers. It has been carried out in the context of very low fertility, negative population change, and advanced ageing in Serbia, amid conditions of strong familism. Two types of care were analysed: care of children and of elderly parents. Qualitative research was carried out in two towns and their outskirts: Belgrade and Kraljevo. The main method was a case study based on interviews and observation. The first aim was to shed light on the informal support mothers/parents receive around children: who helps them, what help they receive, and why they receive help. The results supported the authors? initial expectations that mothers/parents rely heavily on grandparents, primarily grandmothers. The help grand-parents provide is reported to be daily, extensive, and exhaustive. Mothers, how-ever, deem that it contributes to happy and healthy ageing. Although caring for elderly people is still not widespread among respondents, they nevertheless presented their views on the issue. Again, in line with initial assumptions, care of elderly people was shown to be an indispensable part of family life. The empirical results reflect that the main explanation stems from strong solidarity based on kinship, which thus moulds both attitudes and behaviour. Elderly parents will be taken care of by their children, and this is considered natural, self-understandable, and an expression of vast gratitude. Putting elderly people into institutional care (nursing homes) is a rare choice that is only made when they cannot live on their own and take care of themselves, or if there are many elderly kin who need support.

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Intergenerational solidarity in care: A case study in Serbia

Bobic

Veskovic-Andjelkovic

2020

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Would you make money giving birth?: Tax allowances and economic assistance as measures of population policy in Serbia

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Bubalo-Živković³

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This article addresses the issue of childbirth postponement in Serbia. The paper examines the interaction of demographic and socioeconomic factors as relevant indicators of demographic development. In the case of seven municipalities in the Srem region, the authors sought to determine the causes of putting off childbirth and examine the attitudes of the female population, considering their decision not to give birth. The paper pursues to provide answers to the problems of the postponement of childbirth phenomenon, the economic resources needed for birth, the importance of the institutional framework and the changing role of women in society, which directly affect women's reproductive behavior. Research findings can be integrated into development strategies, which include both population policy and family planning measures, from the level of an individual to the extent of the community.

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Socio-psychological cost of childbearing in Serbia and political response

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Intergenerational solidarity in care: A case study in Serbia

Intergenerational solidarity in care: A case study in Serbia

Would you make money giving birth?: Tax allowances and economic assistance as measures of population policy in Serbia

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