Mind the Gap - Exploring the Role of Men in Global Care Chain Gaps
(2024) UTVK03 20241Sociology
- Abstract
- The large number of women, many of whom are mothers, migrating for work across the globe have caused disruptions in the so-called “global care chains”, as coined by Hochschild (2000). These disruptions are referred to as “care drain”, “care deficits” or “care gaps” (Dumitru, 2014). In response to these care gaps, families across the world have had to reconfigure care arrangements. The implications of female labour migration and shifting care arrangements on children, families and the women themselves has been widely researched by contemporary migration scholars. The role of men in filling the so-called care chain gaps, however, is observably understudied. This bachelor's thesis aims to explore the literature and extent of knowledge... (More)
- The large number of women, many of whom are mothers, migrating for work across the globe have caused disruptions in the so-called “global care chains”, as coined by Hochschild (2000). These disruptions are referred to as “care drain”, “care deficits” or “care gaps” (Dumitru, 2014). In response to these care gaps, families across the world have had to reconfigure care arrangements. The implications of female labour migration and shifting care arrangements on children, families and the women themselves has been widely researched by contemporary migration scholars. The role of men in filling the so-called care chain gaps, however, is observably understudied. This bachelor's thesis aims to explore the literature and extent of knowledge regarding the role of men in filling global care chain gaps. In the process the study will uncover research gaps and potential prospects for further research on the topic. The thesis conducts a scoping review to reach relevant literature, followed by a thematic coding analysis to uncover important themes and patterns in the selected literature. The study adopts the theoretical lens of intersectionality to discuss and analyse the findings from the scoping review. The study finds that the role of men in filling care chain gaps as a result of female labour migration is understood and analysed as having roots in both internal gender ideals pertaining to the male-breadwinner, and external systems of disadvantage resulting in immobility or downward-mobility of men. Findings, however, also suggest that the topic of men in care chain gaps remains largely understudied, with the potential for future research and expansion in several areas. (Less)
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- author
- Slee Vestergaard, Asta LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- UTVK03 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- female labour migration, global care chains, care gaps, intersectionality
- language
- English
- id
- 9167105
- date added to LUP
- 2024-06-25 16:54:03
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abstract = {{The large number of women, many of whom are mothers, migrating for work across the globe have caused disruptions in the so-called “global care chains”, as coined by Hochschild (2000). These disruptions are referred to as “care drain”, “care deficits” or “care gaps” (Dumitru, 2014). In response to these care gaps, families across the world have had to reconfigure care arrangements. The implications of female labour migration and shifting care arrangements on children, families and the women themselves has been widely researched by contemporary migration scholars. The role of men in filling the so-called care chain gaps, however, is observably understudied. This bachelor's thesis aims to explore the literature and extent of knowledge regarding the role of men in filling global care chain gaps. In the process the study will uncover research gaps and potential prospects for further research on the topic. The thesis conducts a scoping review to reach relevant literature, followed by a thematic coding analysis to uncover important themes and patterns in the selected literature. The study adopts the theoretical lens of intersectionality to discuss and analyse the findings from the scoping review. The study finds that the role of men in filling care chain gaps as a result of female labour migration is understood and analysed as having roots in both internal gender ideals pertaining to the male-breadwinner, and external systems of disadvantage resulting in immobility or downward-mobility of men. Findings, however, also suggest that the topic of men in care chain gaps remains largely understudied, with the potential for future research and expansion in several areas.}},
author = {{Slee Vestergaard, Asta}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Mind the Gap - Exploring the Role of Men in Global Care Chain Gaps}},
year = {{2024}},
}