Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5613/rzs.50.3.2

Resources and Strategies Used by Young Parents in Serbia

Dragan Stanojević ; Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Smiljka Tomanović orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-0619 ; Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Milana Ljubičić orcid.org/0000-0002-1400-5705 ; Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

The paper deals with resources available to young parents and the strategies they deploy as a response to various domain-related demands (housing, finance, work, family). First, the structural and cultural features of the social context in Serbia are discussed as the framework for the study. Secondly, the paper analyses young parents’ differences, by socioeconomic status (SES) and gender, regarding their resources, such as housing, finances, and employment, as well as their strategies. The analysis is based on a mixed-methods approach, which brings together the survey results of a sub-sample of 435 parents from a nationally representative survey of young adults aged 18 to 35, and a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 24 young mothers and fathers. The analyses indicate significant SES and gender differences in young parents’ resources and strategies, which are shaped by the structures and cultures of parenthood specific to the contemporary social context in Serbia.

Keywords

young parents; resources; strategies; mixed methods; Serbia

Hrčak ID:

249211

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/249211

Publication date:

30.12.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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