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Men's Explanations for Being Childless; a dynamic perspective
In: Sociological research online, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 228-243
ISSN: 1360-7804
Research on childlessness in contemporary society still focuses mainly on women. This article conversely examines childlessness among men in Czechia – a European post-socialist country in which becoming a parent was a strong social norm before 1989. This article asks how men's explanations for being childless or childfree change over time and what this says about changing norms attached to parenthood in different historical and social contexts. It draws on an analysis of 24 problem-centred interviews conducted in two rounds about a decade apart on the same sample of child-less or free men. This approach is not usually applied in research on this subject. In the first interviews, the men's narratives mainly reveal their different views on the impact the post-1989 social transformation had on their lives in relation to their perceived resources and life chances. The follow-up interviews show how the men's views on their lives change with age, the different emphasis they place on free choice versus the effect of external factors over time, and the narrow line that they construct between 'involuntary' and 'voluntary' childlessness. The narratives of child-less or free men unveil that the norm of becoming a parent is growing weaker in Czech society, but age norms and the norms regarding pathways to parenthood are still strong. The article seeks to understand how Czech men construct their childlessness over time, thus contributing to the discussion of childlessness among men and filling the gap in knowledge on men's childlessness in CEE.
Caring Fathers: Stories Full of Diversity
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 89-114
ISSN: 2336-128X
Pečující otcové: Příběhy plné odlišností
In: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, Band 45, Heft 1
The transformation of the social institution of the family in an individualised society is tied also to other demands and expectations relating to parenthood, and fatherhood is no exception in this regard. This article focuses on fathers who have accepted the modern norm of fatherhood and have played an active role by personally caring for their children, in particular, as primary carers during their period of parental leave. The entry of fathers into a sphere our culture has traditionally defi ned as belonging to women necessarily raises one basic question – 'What does the experience of caring for their children mean in the minds of fathers?' – which contains an entire series of other more specifi c questions: How do these men interpret fatherhood? Is the experience of caring for their children refl ected in how these men construct gender identities and what does this mean from the perspective of the production of gender and gender relations? Interviews based on a prepared scenario were conducted on a sample of twenty families in which the father had taken parental leave, and the resulting data was analysed with the aid of grounded theory in an effort to answer the questions outlined above. Of particular interest in the analysis are the interpretative frameworks that the actors employ in their perception of experienced reality and to what outcome or how much are common gender perceptions disrupted in their outlook. The author applies the constructivist perspective of making gender, which permits a focus on the similarities and differences between men and women and within those categories. The fi ndings contribute to the understanding of the construction of fatherhood in this group of fathers, of gender and gender relations, and of how gender stereotypes operate on the micro level of Czech society.
Women in Top Leadership Positions
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Band 33, Heft 4, S. 435-444
ISSN: 2336-128X
Parenting Desires and Sexual Identities
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Band 58, Heft 6, S. 603-635
ISSN: 2336-128X
Who's Afraid of Women in Politics? Attitudes towards the Political Participation of Women
In: Gender a výzkum, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 26-57
ISSN: 2570-6586
Low-Income Entrepreneurs and Their Coping Strategies Using the Example of the Covid-19 Pandemic
In: Gender a výzkum, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 106-132
ISSN: 2570-6586
Childlessness and Barriers to Gay Parenthood in Czechia
In: Social Inclusion, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 124-137
ISSN: 2183-2803
This mixed‐methods article focuses on childlessness and barriers to parenthood among non‐heterosexual men in Czechia. On the quantitative sample of 419 men (165 gays, 125 bisexuals, and 129 heterosexuals with same‐sex romantic/sexual attraction), recruited on a representative online panel, we map the parenting desires, intentions, and perceived barriers to parenthood. Our analysis identifies a substantial group of gay men without parenting desires and intentions compared to heterosexuals and bisexuals, and the lack of legal recognition of same‐sex families as a crucial barrier to gay parenthood. The qualitative enquiry, based on semi‐structured interviews with 23 self‐identified gay men aged 25 to 47 years, explores how they reflect on (not) becoming parents and contextualises those reflections. The deployed concept of "parental consciousness" captures the variety of considered pathways to gay parenthood and proves itself useful in understanding the low parenting desires and a generational shift among Czech gay men. We argue that men able to come out in their early adulthood in the post‐socialist context tend to have more diversified perspectives on possible pathways to parenthood. Among gaymen without children, we identified three distinct perceptions of the state: given childlessness, chosen childfree life, and a life stage/indecision. The informants pursuing parenthood have seen identity‐specific barriers to parenthood as crucial, which is discussed in the context of state selective regulations of the relational lives of persons with non‐normative identities. Although Czech gay men's parental consciousness has increased, legal conditions remain crucial for increasing their real‐life options.
The Conditions of Parenthood in Organisations: An International Comparison
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Band 45, Heft 3, S. 519-548
ISSN: 2336-128X
The Conditions of Parenthood in Organisations: An International Comparison
In: Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, Band 45, Heft 3
The paper focuses on organisations and the conditions for working parents in terms of combining work and care and how those conditions are set up and negotiated in organisations. The research draws on three case studies comparing pairs of companies active in the Czech Republic and in one of the following countries – Germany, France, and Sweden – in the field of engineering. The goal is to explore in depth the conditions that Czech working parents are faced with and that derive from the organisational processes and means and dynamics of negotiating conditions for working parents, and to compare them with the conditions in other countries and identify the sources of variability of these conditions. Important differences between a company's family-friendly practices in its home country and in its Czech branches are primarily determined by the differences in the way in which welfare regimes are set up in individual countries. In addition, the authors identify the following five main interlinked factors explaining the variability of family-friendly policies and practices in organisations: parental (maternity) ideologies, the organisational culture of non-discrimination and equal opportunities, the actors' activity in work relations, the role of trade unions in negotiations, and the given organisation's experience with employees-parents.
Micro-Entrepreneurs' Health Strategies During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
In: Human affairs: HA ; postdisciplinary humanities & social sciences quarterly, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 56-70
ISSN: 1337-401X
Abstract
The topic of safeguarding against sickness grew in importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. People's health was more at risk, yet not all had the same capacity and options to deal with it. Therefore, this article focuses on the under-researched topic of choice of strategies and individual practices for safeguarding against one's sickness among micro-entrepreneurs (with 1–10 employees) before and during the pandemic, namely on the example of Czechia. We analyse 30 qualitative interviews with micro-entrepreneurs to demonstrate how their social location affects the attainability of strategies and individual practices for that purpose. It is primarily their family role (breadwinner vs caregiver) that, along with socioeconomic status, either limits or opens choices of strategies and individual practices or combinations thereof. Although the COVID-19 pandemic posed a high health risk to the entire society, it did not bring the micro-entrepreneurs to revise their often-risky choices in safeguarding against sickness. In contrast, it highlighted some specifics of micro-enterprises, e.g. their unclear organisational structure, which proved a high risk in the context of the health crisis.
Vlastní cestou?: životní dráhy v pozdně moderní společnosti
In: Edice Studie 112. svazek
Gender and Changes in the Division of Labour in Households with Children during the Covid-19 Pandemic
In: Sociologický časopis: Czech sociological review, Band 58, Heft 4, S. 427-455
ISSN: 2336-128X