Politično vključevanje mladih se kaže kot ambivalentno in odvisno od številnih družbenih determin... more Politično vključevanje mladih se kaže kot ambivalentno in odvisno od številnih družbenih determinant, ki lahko ustvarjajo segregacijske učinke na delovanje različnih skupin mladih. Pomembno vlogo v stilih državljanstva mladih imajo komunikacijske tehnologije, zato avtorica v prispevku reflektira domet koncepta digitalne neenakosti pri pojasnjevanju politične (ne)aktivnosti mladih. V dopolnitev konceptu digitalne neenakosti, ki se opira na tehnološki determinizem, predlaga koncept intersekcionalnosti, ki omogoča družbeno umeščeno analizo heterogenosti mladih in komunikacijskih tehnologij za politično participacijo z obravnavo posameznikove ali skupinske specifične družbene lokacije, multiplih pripadnosti, pozicioniranosti v razmerjih moči, součinkovanja različnih domen življenja ter prepleta mikroidentitetnih, mezoorganizacijskih in makronormativnih ravni.The political participation of youngsters appears to be ambivalent and dependant on multiple social factors which may produce segr...
At the intersection of the feminist ethic of care and critical studies of men and masculinities, ... more At the intersection of the feminist ethic of care and critical studies of men and masculinities, this article develops alternative interpretations of men's practices of and attitudes about care in order to contribute to the loosening of gender dualisms in the perceptions and constructions of care. Empirical evidence collected in 23 individual interviews with men carers reveals that men in specific caring situations (intensive primary care) and in non-hegemonic social locations (according to class, age, ability and sexual orientation) resist dominant norms of masculinity to some extent and, in accordance with the feminist ethic of care, establish care as gender-neutral, complex, politically relevant and socially integrative disposition and activity. KEYWORDS: gender, care, multiple masculinities, critical studies of men and masculinities, feminist ethic of care
Based on individual interviews, this article aims to develop a nuanced view of the structural and... more Based on individual interviews, this article aims to develop a nuanced view of the structural and identity factors that deter men from professional handson care work in childcare, eldercare and care for the disabled. It reveals that the relatively good working conditions along with the accentuation of the hegemonic aspects of masculinity attract more men to the area of care for the disabled than to other areas of care. The share of men in eldercare remains extremly small as they are deterred by both the poor working conditions and the gender connotations of intimate care and household work. In childcare, the connotations of femininity through motherhood appear to be so strong such that, despite the good working conditions, this area of care still has the smallest share of men.
This article examines how family and care policies related to childcare frame formal and informal... more This article examines how family and care policies related to childcare frame formal and informal care, including the status of work and positions of workers who perform unregulated childcare in private households in Slovenia. Within the conceptual frame of (de)familization of childcare, current childcare policies in Slovenia are analyzed and the peculiarities of the Slovenian situation compared to other Central and Eastern Europeancountries are pointed to: an informal childcare market characterized by live-out arrangementsand high standards of individual childcare, performed by native retired women and students. The empirical material analyzed in the article incorporates results from two qualitative studies conducted in Slovenia researching informal paid care work and the processes of the relocation of childcare, focusing particularly on the intersections of informal (both paid and unpaid) and formal childcare. In English, extended summary in Russian .
The meaning of care: the social construction of care for elderly people
Choice Reviews Online, 2015
1. Introduction 2.Who Should Care? The Construction of Caring Relationships 3. Where Should Care ... more 1. Introduction 2.Who Should Care? The Construction of Caring Relationships 3. Where Should Care be Given and Received? The Geographies of Care 4. How Should Communities Care? Nostalgia and Longing for the Ideal 5. Who is Seen to be Care For? The Construction of the Care Receiver 6. Buying and Selling Care? The Intrusion of Markets and Bureaucracy 7. Epilogue Bibliography
In the Grips of Work/Family Imbalance: Local and Migrant Domestic Workers in Slovenia
Migrant Domestic Workers and Family Life, 2015
Gender equality policies determine the inclusion of women into the labor market as a fundamental ... more Gender equality policies determine the inclusion of women into the labor market as a fundamental indicator of equality between men and women — women should participate in the labor market in the same way as men do. In the reconciliation debates between work and family life, women’s labor market participation sometimes uncritically associates paid work with the success and self-fulfillment of the careers of affluent women, while marginalizing the experiences of working-class women and overshadowing problems of inequalities in work/life balance among women with various statuses and experiences. As Peterson (2011, 52) argues, the dominant discourses of reconciliation privilege some women over others, and policies on work/family balance put forward an exclusionary vision of gender equality, defining it as equality only for “white”, middle-class, heterosexual mothers in dual-career families; other women (older women, working-class and migrant women, single mothers) are marginalized in the reconciliation policy debates. Peterson, therefore, accentuates the importance of analyzing reconciliation issues as intertwined with multiple intersecting inequalities according to class, ethnicity/race, and migrant background.
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