When ‘equal partners’ become parents: Individualism, equality and the cost of social reproduction
| Dates: | 6 March 2023 |
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| Times: | 16:00 - 18:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Social Sciences |
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Dr Charlotte Faircloth
When ‘equal partners’ become parents: Individualism, equality and the cost of social reproduction
Concerned with the sustainability of social reproduction, this paper presents findings from a research project with couples (in London, UK) as they become parents. The argument is that new parents are caught in an uncomfortable crossfire between two competing discourses: those around ideal relationships, and those around ideal parenting. On the one hand, they should be committed to being ‘equal partners.’ On the other, they should be parenting their children ‘intensively’, in ways which are markedly more demanding for mothers. Reconciling these ideals can be difficult, and, as the book explores, has the potential to create resentment and disappointment.
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