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 goal 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 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 families in Serbia and Montenegro;
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.
IFDT has the task to organize the final conference in order to present final research data and project results.