Normative climates of parenthood across Europe : judging voluntary childlessness and working parents

Eicher, Véronique; Settersten, Richard A.; Penic, Sandra; Glaeser, Stephanie; Martenot, Aude; Spini, Dario

doi:10.21256/zhaw-3931

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Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Normative climates of parenthood across Europe : judging voluntary childlessness and working parents
Authors:	Eicher, Véronique Settersten, Richard A. Penic, Sandra Glaeser, Stephanie Martenot, Aude Spini, Dario
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-3931 10.1093/esr/jcv083
Published in:	European Sociological Review
Volume(Issue):	32
Issue:	1
Page(s):	135
Pages to:	150
Issue Date:	2016
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0266-7215 1468-2672
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	306: Culture
Abstract:	Past research on gender role attitudes has often focused on individual- rather than country-level explanations. Drawing on European Social Survey data from 21 countries, we examine the effect of societal normative climates (i.e., shared perceptions of others’ attitudes) on personal attitudes towards two non-traditional gender roles: Voluntary childlessness and working full-time while children are young. To detect potential gender differences, we analyse disapproval of men and women separately. Findings reveal that there are strong differences in normative climates across countries, and that people generally perceive more disapproval of women than of men for both behaviours. Most importantly, in countries where a higher share of respondents perceives disapproval of these behaviours, respondents themselves disapprove more strongly – even if they do not believe that others disapprove, and even after controlling for other relevant individual- and country-level characteristics. What is more, the independent effect of normative climate explains most of the differences between countries. This robust finding demonstrates the power of country-level normative climates in explaining individuals’ attitudes and between-country differences in attitudes toward gender roles.
Further description:	Erworben im Rahmen der Schweizer Nationallizenzen (http://www.nationallizenzen.ch)
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/9439
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Restricted until:	2020-01-01
Departement:	Social Work
Organisational Unit:	Centre for Education, Development and Services (ZBES)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Soziale Arbeit

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Eicher, V., Settersten, R. A., Penic, S., Glaeser, S., Martenot, A., & Spini, D. (2016). Normative climates of parenthood across Europe : judging voluntary childlessness and working parents. European Sociological Review, 32(1), 135–150. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3931

Eicher, V. et al. (2016) ‘Normative climates of parenthood across Europe : judging voluntary childlessness and working parents’, European Sociological Review, 32(1), pp. 135–150. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3931.

V. Eicher, R. A. Settersten, S. Penic, S. Glaeser, A. Martenot, and D. Spini, “Normative climates of parenthood across Europe : judging voluntary childlessness and working parents,” European Sociological Review, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 135–150, 2016, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3931.

EICHER, Véronique, Richard A. SETTERSTEN, Sandra PENIC, Stephanie GLAESER, Aude MARTENOT und Dario SPINI, 2016. Normative climates of parenthood across Europe : judging voluntary childlessness and working parents. European Sociological Review. 2016. Bd. 32, Nr. 1, S. 135–150. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-3931

Eicher, Véronique, Richard A. Settersten, Sandra Penic, Stephanie Glaeser, Aude Martenot, and Dario Spini. 2016. “Normative Climates of Parenthood across Europe : Judging Voluntary Childlessness and Working Parents.” European Sociological Review 32 (1): 135–50. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3931.

Eicher, Véronique, et al. “Normative Climates of Parenthood across Europe : Judging Voluntary Childlessness and Working Parents.” European Sociological Review, vol. 32, no. 1, 2016, pp. 135–50, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3931.