Notions of gender equality are strongly linked to the Swedish self-image. This article explores returning Swedish migrant women’s negotiations of heterosexual gender equality ideals based on their experiences of being housewives to middle- and upper-class men with work contracts abroad. From fieldwork conducted within two networks for returning Swedes, the article provides an analysis of the ways in which the women talk about work, gender equality, and domestic workers.
The analysis of the women’s accounts of gender relations shows that different ways of doing femininity are central in their narratives. By using the concepts “emphasized femininity” and “gender-equal femininity” the article highlights the different forms of femininity that can be traced in the women’s narratives. Drawing from the empirical examples, it is shown that the women are troubled by Swedish gender equality ideals and express a feeling of not “fitting in” after returning to Sweden. I suggest that the women’s articulations of not “fitting in” to (imagined) gender-equal Sweden tend to downplay the fact that they still have advantages that assist with “fitting in” from social positions such as class, whiteness, and (hetero)sexuality: positions which may create space for negotiating social norms in Sweden. 相似文献
Data from the Fragile Families and Child-Well-being Study were used to examine predictors of involvement among fathers of
young children (N=2,215) born to adolescent and young adult mothers (ages 14–25; N=2,850). Participants were interviewed immediately following their baby's birth and at 3-years postpartum regarding co-parental
relationship quality, fathers’ caretaking behavior (“father involvement”), and fathers’ provision of material support for
the child (“in-kind” support). Early postnatal and 3-year postpartum parental relationship quality and father-child cohabitation
predicted 3-year father involvement while early father involvement did not. The race of fathers, specifically African American,
was associated with lower levels of father involvement. For in-kind support, 3-year father-child cohabitation and 3-year relationship
quality were both positively associated with provision of in-kind support. Father's income was not a significant predictor
but mother's involvement with a new partner at the 3-year follow-up was marginally significant. Lastly, the race of fathers,
specifically African American and Latino, was associated with provision of less in-kind support.
Christina B. Gee, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, The George Washington University, Christina Gee's research interests include
coparenting and father involvement during transition to parenthood among adolescent mothers and fathers, adolescent mothers’
psychological adjustment, and romantic relationships among at-risk couples.
Christopher M. McNerney, B.A., Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Christopher McNerney's research interests
include marginalized couples, couples interventions, and family treatments to improve parenting outcomes.
Michael J. Reiter, B.A., Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Michael Reiter's research interests include
interfaith and interracial romantic relationships within a family systems approach.
Suzanne C. Leaman, B.A., Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Suzanne Leaman's research interests include
adolescents and young families, minority mental health, low-income communities, and the implications of dating violence for
mental health. 相似文献
A sample of 146 African American adolescents living in impoverished neighborhoods with high HIV rates participated in the
Chicago HIV Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Project (CHAMP), a longitudinal study of adolescent HIV risk exposure.
The current study examined self-reported reasons why African American adolescents may participate in risky sexual behavior.
Adolescents completed a questionnaire regarding their sexual behaviors and reasons for having sex at Wave 3 of data collection.
Findings from the study revealed that females used condoms less consistently while males had more sexual partners and sexually
debuted earlier. Regression analyses also indicated that males were more likely to endorse self-esteem enhancing reasons for
having sex and those who did also reported a higher number of sexual partners. Males were more likely to endorse power-related
reasons for having sex and those who did tended to sexually debut earlier. Across both genders, results suggested that those
adolescents who endorsed more self-esteem enhancing reasons for having sex were less likely to use condoms consistently. Implications
for prevention programs and future research are discussed.
Doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology Program at Loyola University Chicago. She received her Master of Arts from Loyola
University Chicago in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests are in HIV/AIDS prevention in African American communities,
particularly amongst adolescent girls.
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Loyola University. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. His interests lie in family relations during early and late adolescence,
developmental psychopathology, the interface between developmental psychology and clinical child psychology, pediatric psychology
(e.g., adolescents with physical disabilities), statistical applications in psychology, and research design.
Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She received her Ph.D. in Child
Psychology from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis Her research interests lie in normative developmental processes
during the transition to adolescence. 相似文献