This research project examines the values and upbringing practices of fathers and mothers
in the process of gender socialization of children in families in Serbia and Montenegro. The
main motivation for examining the values in contemporary Serbian and Montenegrin families stems from the fact that tendencies for re-patriarchalization and re-traditionalisation of social life have been noticed in these countries. Starting point is that the patriarchal matrix is still the modeling agent for the gender system of relations within the families.
The main goal of the project is to examine the process of social construction of gender by analyzing values and upbringing practices of fathers and mothers, which reflect the socio-cultural and historical contexts, which in turn support this construct through the reproduction of the patriarchal matrix.
Specific goals of the project are:
1. Determining the role, upbringing practices and attitudes of parents in the process of gender socialization of boys and girls in the family;
2. Determining the parents’ perception about the gender components of upbringing practices;
3. Determining the dominant model of upbringing practices in the public discourse intended for parents.
The purpose of the research is to enrich the corpus of scientific knowledge in this topic area with new data on social construction of gender in Serbia and Montenegro. The research can also be a basis for subsequent activities by the public sector in terms of defining the course in which changes should take place, as well as a reference for defining national development strategies.
