NATURALISATION OF THE DIFFERENCE: THE EXPERIENCE OF FATHERHOOD IN SWEDEN AND POLAND
NATURALISATION OF THE DIFFERENCE: THE EXPERIENCE OF FATHERHOOD IN SWEDEN AND POLAND
Author(s): Katarzyna Suwada Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Social Philosophy, Sociology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Wydawnictwa AGH
Keywords: fatherhood; process of naturalization; gender roles; Sweden; Poland
Summary/Abstract: Research indicates that the gender of a parent has a great impact on how s/he engages in parenting. The ex- pectations towards men and women signi cantly differ and are strictly connected with dominating models of masculinity and femininity. They are also related to biological differences between men and women that often serve as a convenient explanation for the unequal power order. The article seeks to answer questions on how men in Sweden and Poland experience their parenting, taking into account the naturalised differences between fatherhood and motherhood, and how these differences affect power relations.
Journal: Studia Humanistyczne AGH
- Issue Year: 14/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 141-155
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English