Sociologija 2014 Volume 56, Issue 4, Pages: 545-564
https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC1404545J
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Parenting and institutions in Serbia: Case study of day care services in primary school
Jarić Isidora (Filozofski fakultet, Beograd)
The text analyzes the existing day care service in primary schools from the
perspective of parents as social actors. In contemporary Serbian society,
parents are exposed to different social pressures arising from their
different structural positions. The analysis tries to reconstruct: (a) the
reasons why parents opt for this service, instead of other as institutional
support for their own project of parenting, (b) the way in which they
perceive this service (in the sense of satisfaction) and (c) how they would
like that this service be organized in the future, and (d) whether certain
specific parents’ structural characteristics influence that. Contrary to the
research presumptions analysis showed that gender is not distinctive
variable, in contrast to the education and place of residence of parents.
Keywords: parenting, Serbia, school, day care service
Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 179035