Egalitarian Ideals and Traditional Plans: Analysis of First-Time Parents in Spain

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https://doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.150.3

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Child Care • Gender Equality • Income • Motherhood • Couple • Paternity • Work Career, Child Care, Gender Equality, Income, Motherhood, Couple, Paternity, WorkCareer, Work Career

Abstract

This study analyses childcare plans among fi rst-time parents, examining how gender attitudes, parenthood ideals and institutional limitations infl uence childcare plans. It is based on a sample of 68 dual-earner couples who were expecting their fi rst child in 2011. The analysis reveals that most couples aim to maintain a dual-earner model after the transition to parenthood. However, when diffi culties balancing work and family are anticipated, women continue to reveal a greater predisposition to develop “adaptive preferences” to meet childcare needs.

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2024-02-23

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Abril, P., Amigot, P., Botía-Morillas, C., Domínguez-Folgueras, M., José González, M., Jurado-Guerrero, T., Lapuerta, I., Martín-García, T., Monferrer, J., & Seiz, M. (2024). Egalitarian Ideals and Traditional Plans: Analysis of First-Time Parents in Spain. Revista Española De Investigaciones Sociológicas, (150), 3–22. https://doi.org/10.5477/cis/reis.150.3

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No. 150 (2015)

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