CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Pleshakova, Yuliya Aleksandrovna |
|---|---|
| Title | Mens Reported Views on the Domestic Division of Labor: Premises for Family Egalitarianism in Kazakhstan |
| Summary | This thesis explores men's reported positioning vis-a-vis marriage and domestic division of labor under the president’s proclaimed course of an egalitarian family in Kazakhstan. By employing interviews and focus groups, I ask how men rationalize their present-day or future domestic responsibilities in reference to women’s and how their individual notions of masculinity and femininity act as factors of influence on their perceptions of family roles. My argument is twofold. First, I claim that the President’s national strategies and individual accounts persist in conceptualizing the husband’s role in traditional terms. Secondly, I argue that respondents’ definitions of fulfilling marriage align well with the egalitarian model of a family despite the seeming preponderance of traditional views on gender roles in the study. |
| Supervisor | Elissa Helms |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/pleshakova_yuliya.pdf |
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