Новите бащи в Европа – дескриптивен анализ на мъжкото участие в домакинството и отглеждането на децата в България и Германия
The New Fathers in Europe – Men’s Involvement in Housework and Childcare in Bulgaria and Germany

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to assess the work-family reconciliation of males in two deferent national contexts. The involvement of mans in housework and care activities of husbands and fathers in Bulgaria and Germany is to be examined in the current work. Also, the perceived work-life satisfaction and reconciliation of family and work has been analyzed. Taking into account a cross-national perspective allows the analysis of the phenomena as embedded in different social and cultural environments and exposed to different social policies. It is assumed, that mans have different attitudes towards the involvement of husbands and fathers in housework activities and care practices, based on the cultural representation and social constraints within a given country. Such path dependent attitudes and behaviours has been examined within several nations, but rarely for post-socialistic transforming regimes in south-eastern Europa. To examine the change in the attitudes and the behaviour four age groups have been taken into account in the article: 18-24., 25-34., 35-49. Descriptive statistical analysis has been performed, based on the demographic categories gender, age and educational attainment. The results suggest among others a lower involvement of mans in Bulgaria in household activities than of mans in Germany, higher involvement in childcare, measured, based on the statement, that the activity is done several times a week, and more difficult reconciliation of work and family of Bulgarian mans, compared to those in Germany.

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