Thesis supervisor: Judit Takács
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Szociológia Doktori Iskola Abbreviation of location of studies: SDI
Description of the research topic:
Early 21st century Western capitalism can be diagnosed as suffering from care deficit and facing a stalled gender revolution, at the heart of which we can find that the “masculinization” level of women’s life course in most countries has not been matched with men’s similarly increased engagement in family responsibilities. For example, the provider role that tends to overshadow other components of fatherhood, is primarily conceptualized in an economic context, and remains a major aspiration for many fathers in Europe and elsewhere. According to Hochschild (2012), even though by the first decade of the 21st century more men believe in sharing the second shift than a few decades earlier, most of them still also believe that their job comes before their wife’s. In this context valuing and sharing care work can be interpreted as a main task to be achieved in the future. In a similar vein, Nancy Fraser (2007) presents two postmodern welfare state models that are currently conceivable in an emerging new world of economic production characterized by less stable employment and social reproduction with more diverse families. These are the Universal Breadwinner model (where the key to achieve gender equity is promoting women’s employment), and the Caregiver Parity model (where the key to achieve gender equity is supporting informal care work). However, in Fraser’s view we should strive for achieving a Universal Caregiver welfare state, where the “gendered opposition between breadwinning and caregiving” (2007: 61) would be dismantled.
Applicants are invited to discuss different aspects of how the norms of caring and parenting practices have been changing in these contexts.
Required language skills: English Further requirements: master’s degree in social sciences or in a disciplinary field related to the topic, experience in qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis
Number of students who can be accepted: 2
Deadline for application: 2021-04-30
2024. IV. 17. ODT ülés Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).
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