ABSTRACT

There has been increasing interest in understanding gendered social norms and how they change. This paper explores change in social norms relating to men’s participation in unpaid care work in Northern Uganda, where mixed-methods data from adults, children and adolescents was collected. Socio-cultural changes, related to a civil war and other influences, have been observed in this region. This paper finds that some men took on more responsibility for care work and described this as socially acceptable where it involved ‘masculine tools’, was perceived to be ‘modern’ or to bring financial benefits. These subtle adjustments do not cause radical change but are important because, over time, they can shift social norms in a more permanent way.

摘要

人们越来越了解性别社会规范及其变化方式。本文探讨了乌干达北部与男子参与无偿照料工作有关的社会规范的变化，那里收集了来自成年人，儿童和青少年的混合方法数据。在该地区观察到与内战和其他影响有关的社会文化变化。本文发现，一些男人承担着更多的护理工作责任，并且在涉及“男性工具”，被认为是“现代的”或带来经济利益的情况下，将其描述为社会上可接受的。这些细微的调整不会引起根本性的变化，但很重要，因为随着时间的推移，它们可以以更永久的方式改变社会规范。