Biological essentialism, gender ideologies, and role attitudes: What determines parents' involvement in child care
Biological essentialism, gender ideologies, and role attitudes: What determines parents' involvement in child care
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DOI：
10.1007/s11199-006-9105-0
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Gaunt, Ruth
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作者：
Gaunt, Ruth
本研究借鉴了贝姆的概念化（性别的镜头：改变关于性别不平等的辩论。纽黑文，CT：耶鲁大学出版社，1993年）的生物本质论，探讨父亲和母亲的参与儿童保育。研究了父母的本质主义观念、性别意识形态、父亲的角色态度以及各种形式的儿童保育参与之间的关系。209对有6-36个月大孩子的夫妇完成了广泛的问卷调查。分析表明，父亲的本质主义的看法预测参与儿童保育任务和小时的照顾母亲，而母亲的本质主义的看法预测小时的照顾父亲。父母对父亲角色的态度预测参与儿童保育任务。父母的态度和观念有助于参与儿童保育，即使在父母的就业的影响得到控制。本文还讨论了审查父母观点的各个方面以及区分不同形式的儿童保育参与的重要性。
This study draws on Bem's conceptualization (The lenses of gender: Transforming the debate on sexual inequality. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1993) of biological essentialism to explore fathers' and mothers' involvement in child care. The relationships between parental essentialist perceptions, gender ideology, fathers' role attitudes, and various forms of involvement in child care were examined. Two hundred and nine couples with 6-36-month-old children completed extensive questionnaires. Analyses revealed that fathers' essentialist perceptions predicted involvement in child care tasks and hours of care by the mother, whereas mothers' essentialist perceptions predicted hours of care by the father. Parents' attitudes toward the father's role predicted involvement in child care tasks. Parents' attitudes and perceptions contributed to involvement in child care even after the effects of the parents' employment were controlled. The importance of examining various aspects of parents' views, and distinguishing different forms of involvement in child care is discussed.