Submitted by CARLA MARIA GOULART DE MORAES (carlagm) on 2015-06-24T19:51:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 RogerioIsotton.pdf: 2415937 bytes, checksum: 3456c33a204d1bb05e1a3cb50a08ba63 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-24T19:51:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RogerioIsotton.pdf: 2415937 bytes, checksum: 3456c33a204d1bb05e1a3cb50a08ba63 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Banco Santander / Banespa / O cenário familiar contemporâneo vem sofrendo transformações que propiciam às famílias constituírem-se de diferentes maneiras. Junto com esse contexto de transições, a paternidade também está em processo constante de transformação e vem agregando características que a situam cada vez mais distante dos modelos tradicionais. O índice de famílias pós-divórcio chefiadas por um dos genitores aumentou consideravelmente nos últimos anos, atingindo, segundo IBGE, um percentual de 21,8% em 2007. Deste total registrado em 2007, 9,8% são famílias pós-divórcio chefiadas pelo pai. O objetivo desta pesquisa, a partir disso, é compreender o exercício da paternidade em famílias pós-divórcio, nas quais o pai detém a guarda unilateral dos filhos. Sob o método qualitativo, com base no estudo de casos, esta pesquisa teve como participantes três pais e um dos filhos, com idade entre seis e 13 anos de idade, que estava sob a guarda dos pais por um período mínimo de seis meses . Como resultado, observou-se que os pais que conduzem essa configuração familiar acumulam tarefas como atividades domésticas, criação e educação dos filhos e sustento financeiro do lar. Dois dos pais trabalham como profissionais liberais, podendo flexibilizar seus horários e conciliar com as atividades domésticas e envolvimento com os filhos. O outro trabalha em empresa de transporte, mas estava em período de licença, dispondo de tempo para cumprir suas tarefas. Os pais evidenciaram uma relação de companheirismo com os filhos, característica também demonstrada por estes. Aqueles entendem que sua presença na vida dos filhos, oferecendo-lhes amor, carinho, segurança e sustento são primordiais para o bom exercício da paternidade e para a promoção de um desenvolvimento saudável. O documento desta dissertação está composto por três seções. A primeira é constituída pelo relatório da pesquisa, na qual os casos foram apresentados, analisados e discutidos. A segunda seção consubstancia-se em um artigo teórico cujo objetivo foi discutir a nomenclatura atribuída, na literatura, para identificar as famílias pós-divórcio chefiadas por um dos genitores. Como última seção, foi elaborado um artigo empírico, que apresenta um recorte dos dados da pesquisa realizada, a partir da análise de conteúdo das entrevistas feitas com os pais. / The contemporary family scenario is going through changes that lead families to set themselves in different ways. Along with this transition context, paternity is also in constant process of transformation, and it has been adding features that put it continually more distant from the traditional models. The rate of post-divorce famili es headed by one parent has increased considerably in recent years, reaching, according to IBGE, a percentage of 21.8% in 2007. Of this total registered in 2007, 9.8% are post-divorce families headed by a father. The objective of this research, from this scenario, is to understand the fatherhood exercise in post-divorce families, in which the father has the unilateral custody over the children. Under the qualitative method, based on case studies, this research had as participants three parents and one of the children, aged between six and thirteen years old, who was in the custody of the parents for a minimum period of six months. As a result, it was found that the parents who lead this family configuration accumulate tasks like household chores, children’s care and education, as well as the household financial support. Two of the parents work as autonomous professionals, being able to flex their schedules and reconcile them with domestic activities and the involvement with the children. The other parent works on a transportation company, but he was on an off-work period, having time to accomplish his tasks. Parents showed a companionship relationship with the children, a characteristic also shown by the kids. Those understand that their presence in their children’s lives, offering them love, affection, security and support is essential for the proper exercise of fatherhood and to promote a healthy development. This dissertation paper is composed of three sections. The first consists of the research report, in which the cases are presented, analyzed and discussed. The second section is a theoretical paper, whose purpose is to discuss the given literature terminology in order to identify the post-divorce families headed by one parent. As the last section, an empiric article was developed, that presents part of the survey data from the content analysis of the interviews carried out with parents.

This dissertation is about post-divorce families. The central question is how family is constructed after divorce. The aim is to study how family relationships are negotiated, transformed and reproduced after the separation. The research is based on 24 in-depth interviews with twelve young adults, between the ages of 21 and 29, with divorced parents. Their narratives about their families are analysed using a theoretical framework inspired by the individualization theories (Beck & Beck-Gernsheim 2001; Giddens 1997, 1995) and the doing family perspective (Morgan 1996; Silva & Smart 1999a), especially focusing on the concepts of negotiation and family practices. More specific questions raised in the dissertation are how are family boundaries drawn by the young adults? How do the interviewees understand the new organization of their families, which has been renegotiated after the separation? What perception of motherhood and fatherhood can be found in the narratives? And, finally, to what extent are family relationships after divorce negotiated in the way that the individualization theories claim? The results show a quite complex picture of family life after divorce. While both parents are often described as participating parents, the family practices after divorce appear clearly gendered. The mother’s involvement in taking care of the child seems not to be negotiable in the same way as the father’s. Hence, motherhood appears natural and taken for granted to a much greater extent than fatherhood. The negotiations between the parents after divorce can be of both an explicit and implicit character according to the narratives, but yet another kind of negotiation are the indirect negotiations. In these negotiations, the child is used as a go-between or carrier, a position that seems to limit their own possibility to participate in the decision making. Another aspect that seems to diminish children’s participation is the principle of loyalty to both their biological parents. The results also show that the children’s living arrangements after divorce are characterized by changes and renegotiations rather than being permanent. The parents’ new partners are described in different ways in the narratives, however, they are often seen as turning points that have a major influence on the family relationships. The nuclear family as a normative ideal is present in all the interviews but in different ways. While some express an explicit critique of it, others regard it as something that they want for themselves in the future. What constitutes a family according to the narratives? Firstly, blood ties and formal relationships are pointed out. Secondly, the feeling of solidarity and closeness is viewed perhaps as the most evident element of family life. This feeling can be created by open communication as well as by spending time together on a regular basis. Thirdly, growing up together and/or sharing everyday life practices are also considered as vital to develop and maintain close family ties. This means that the family boundaries after divorce are renegotiated over time rather than permanent. These negotiations take place in a certain context, where gender norms, earlier experiences and other social relationships play an important role.