Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

남성의 육아휴직 경험에 대한 연구 : 이분법적 젠더 역할에 대한 인식 변화 가능성을 중심으로

Kim, Yeon-jin LU orcid and Kim, Suyoung (2015) In Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies 46(4). p.285-319
Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the effects of fathers’ experience of parental leave on their attitudes towards existing gender roles and division. Many studies have claimed that fathers’ parental leave may hardly eradicate deep-rooted gender divisions between men and women, and fathers’ care-giving is a temporary phenomenon during their parental leave. However, this study demonstrates that gender per se is a concept constructed by repeating gender-specific behaviors, not by biological features. Thus, by repeatedly performing care-giving and housekeeping, fathers on parental leave come to doubt the given gender roles and can develop alternative views on the dominant gender structure. This in-depth analysis on fathers’ changes through... (More)
The aim of this study is to explore the effects of fathers’ experience of parental leave on their attitudes towards existing gender roles and division. Many studies have claimed that fathers’ parental leave may hardly eradicate deep-rooted gender divisions between men and women, and fathers’ care-giving is a temporary phenomenon during their parental leave. However, this study demonstrates that gender per se is a concept constructed by repeating gender-specific behaviors, not by biological features. Thus, by repeatedly performing care-giving and housekeeping, fathers on parental leave come to doubt the given gender roles and can develop alternative views on the dominant gender structure. This in-depth analysis on fathers’ changes through parental leave suggests that fathers’ parental leave can contribute to a gender-equal society as well as sharing domestic chores. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
and
organization
alternative title
The Effect of Fathers’ Parental Leave on Gender Role Attitudes
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
in
Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
volume
46
issue
4
pages
285 - 319
ISSN
1598-3854
DOI
10.16999/kasws.2015.46.4.285
language
Korean
LU publication?
yes
id
06c5c345-f6e6-48f6-9aae-bc0962b3ae66
date added to LUP
2022-01-06 18:51:10
date last changed
2022-06-21 14:13:39
@article{06c5c345-f6e6-48f6-9aae-bc0962b3ae66,
  abstract     = {{The aim of this study is to explore the effects of fathers’ experience of parental leave on their attitudes towards existing gender roles and division. Many studies have claimed that fathers’ parental leave may hardly eradicate deep-rooted gender divisions between men and women, and fathers’ care-giving is a temporary phenomenon during their parental leave. However, this study demonstrates that gender per se is a concept constructed by repeating gender-specific behaviors, not by biological features. Thus, by repeatedly performing care-giving and housekeeping, fathers on parental leave come to doubt the given gender roles and can develop alternative views on the dominant gender structure. This in-depth analysis on fathers’ changes through parental leave suggests that fathers’ parental leave can contribute to a gender-equal society as well as sharing domestic chores.}},
  author       = {{Kim, Yeon-jin and Kim, Suyoung}},
  issn         = {{1598-3854}},
  language     = {{kor}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{285--319}},
  series       = {{Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies}},
  title        = {{남성의 육아휴직 경험에 대한 연구 : 이분법적 젠더 역할에 대한 인식 변화 가능성을 중심으로}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.16999/kasws.2015.46.4.285}},
  doi          = {{10.16999/kasws.2015.46.4.285}},
  volume       = {{46}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}