TY - GEN AU - Suwada,Katarzyna TI - Parenting and Work in Poland : A Gender Studies Perspective SN - 978-3-030-66303-2 PY - 2021/// PB - Springer Nature KW - Sociology: family & relationships KW - bicssc KW - Gender studies, gender groups KW - Sociology: work & labour KW - Social theory KW - Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging KW - Gender Studies KW - Sociology of Work KW - Social Theory KW - Family policy KW - Gender roles KW - Parenthood in Polish society KW - Family life in Poland KW - Gender inequalities KW - Domestic work KW - Paid work KW - Social Policies KW - open access N1 - Open Access N2 - The open access book provides a critical account of parenthood in Polish society. It uses a qualitative perspective to show how mothers and fathers engage with parenthood and also function in the labour market. Parenting in contemporary Poland is not only affected by individual preferences and choices, but significantly by the institutional context, in particular the family policy system, as well as socio-cultural norms of how men and women should fulfill parental roles. The author distinguishes between different kinds of work done in connection to parenthood and shows how the existing institutional system reinforces gender and other forms of social inequalities even in a post-communist state like Poland. The author demonstrates that Polish society has different expectations and institutional norms related to work and gender norms compared to those in long-standing democracies in Europe and elsewhere. The book also shows that the experiences of parenthood in Poland are different between men and women, between single and coupled parents, and based on economic and other resources. This book is of interest to social science students and researchers of family studies, parenting, sociology of work, and social structure in post-communist societies UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/46109/1/2021_Book_ParentingAndWorkInPoland.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32820 ER -