Divorce and gendered family (re)configurations in a sample of employed and higher educated mothers and fathers
Solsona, Montserrat (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)
Ferrer Serret, Laia (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Centre d'Estudis Epidemiològics sobre les Infeccions de Transmissió Sexual i Sida de Catalunya)
Simó i Noguera, Carles (Universitat de València. Departament de Sociologia i Antropologia Social)
Spijker, Jeroen (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)

Date:	2020
Abstract:	From 26 semi-structured interviews conducted in Spain we examine how motherhood and fatherhood is redefined and how family configurations are reshaped after a divorce or separation. The existence of common children in our sample meant that their original nuclear family never completely dissolved as the meaning of families became broader and more complex. Family was not restricted to a specific home, those who shared a home weren't necessarily united by family ties, nor did living alone necessarily mean a lack of family, stable relationships, or strong emotional ties. Gender transcended all divorce-related issues although for all respondents post-divorce mothering/fathering was also vivid and related to the mothering/fathering before the break-up.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RYC-2013-14851
Note:	Altres ajuts: CSO2016-78715-R
Rights:	Tots els drets reservats.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Gender ; Family configurations ; Mothering/fathering ; Post-divorce ; Narrative ; Spain
Published in:	Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol. 61 Núm. 7 (2020) , p. 463-486, ISSN 1050-2556

DOI: 10.1080/10502556.2020.1768492

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