CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Koshulap, Iryna |
|---|---|
| Title | Cash and/or Care: Discourses and Practices of Fatherhood in Independent Ukraine |
| Summary | The research deals with the discourses on fatherhood prevalent in contemporary Ukraine and the way they construct actual practices of fathering. In particular, it addresses the questions of what image of proper fatherhood is promoted by the state, to what extent it is influenced by the state-socialist legacy and new Western discourses on “involved fatherhood”, and what the role of the state gender politics for shaping the existing practices and experiences of fathers is. I argue that the process of construction of the “new” father in Ukraine has been influenced by a number of factors, including the soviet legacy in the system of the social provision, economic development of the country, and the ideas of modernity and Europeanness. As a result, the state discourse on fatherhood integrates two competing images – a traditional view on the primary role of a father as breadwinner combined with ideas of involved fatherhood. |
| Supervisor | Helms, Elissa |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/koshulap_iryna.pdf |
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