Making Modern MothersEthics and Family Planning in Urban Greece

Paxson, Heather

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“…Moreover, the father is distant and unreachable for both males and females. Thus, when the dyad includes individuals that society encourages to be distant (see Paxson, 2004), the expected and ultimately the perceived intimacy with this partner is usually low (Hypotheses 6 & 7 for male dyads). However, contrary to our expectations, when the partners are male peers the endorsed intimacy is high.…”

Section: Intimacy With the Mother Vs Intimacy With The Fathermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Culture is the third characteristic that influences intimate relationships, with dependency on family and kinship reported to be stronger in the Southern than in the Northern European countries (Billari, Rosina, Ranaldi, & Romano, 2008;Fuligni & Masten, 2010;Lanz & Tagliabue, 2007;Mendonca & Fonaine, 2013;Moreno, 2012). Among the Southern countries, Greece is considered to be a typical example of kinship forms and practices (Papataxiarchis, 2012) where relationships with emotional mothers are far more intimate than relationships with distant and unreachable fathers (Paxson, 2004).…”

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Greek adolescents' intimate relations before their transition to adulthood

Pnevmatikos

Bárdŏs

2014

Journal of Adolescence

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The study examined whether the characteristics of the other partner in a dyad could reveal some unique intimate relationships regardless of the commonalties in the intimate relationships adolescents and emerging adults endorse with four important partners (mother, father, female and male peers). Six hundred and thirteen (56.8% female) Greek adolescents and emerging adults participated in the study. Participants endorsed their agreement to nine items addressing issues of intimacy and companionship. The intimate relationships with the four important partners share some common characteristics reflecting the person who endorses the intimate relationships and are also reciprocal, depending on who is the other partner in the dyad. The intimacy participants endorsed with their parents contributed to the intimate relationship with their peers of the same sex with the parent. The way Greek youth is gendered could explain the characteristics of the intimate relationships they endorse with the other partners in the dyads.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Greek adolescents' intimate relations before their transition to adulthood

Pnevmatikos

Bárdŏs

2014

Journal of Adolescence

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“…Here, the concept of inherited risk seems also to become the grounds for re-articulation of gendered moral codes. This requires women to reconcile social expectations for their caring role and individual fulfilment, as part of their 'gender proficiency' (Paxson, 2004).…”

Section: Tracing Breast Cancer Genetics In Greece; Cultural Engagemenmentioning

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BRCA patients in Cuba, Greece and Germany: Comparative perspectives on public health, the state and the partial reproduction of ‘neoliberal’ subjects

2010

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The relationship among genetic technologies, biosocial identity and patient subjectivity has been the focus of an increasing range of social science literature. Examining mainly European and North American contexts this work has demonstrated the variable configurations of genetic knowledge-practices and the diverse implications for at-risk individuals and populations. This article brings together ethnographic research on genomic medicine, public health and breast cancer in Cuba, Greece and Germany. Although each case study addresses different publics/patients, institutional settings and risk-related practices, they all critically examine 'neoliberal' subjectivity and BRCA patienthood, at the intersection of political rationalities, medical discourses, social conditions and moral codes. In the Cuban case, cultural articulations of inherited and other embodied risks relating to breast cancer are analysed in relation to state provision of 'community genetics', and the shifting dynamics of public health in response to global social processes. The Greek case explores how culturally embedded values, notions of inherited risk and care inform or are re-articulated through institutional practices and ambivalent subject positions, at the meeting point between individualised medicine, religious philanthropy and the particularities of public health. In the German context, diverging patient subjectivities are examined against the background of prevailing social discourses and institutionalised risk management practices that promote proactive individuality. Drawing on deconstructive and feminist analyses, these case studies reveal how normative 'neoliberal' patient subjects are only 'partially reproduced' in situated contexts, neither stable nor homogeneous, as different actors and publics variously articulate, embrace or engage with transnational as well as culturally embedded discourses and health practices.

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“…In contrast, approximately five per cent of articles in the Greek print media discussed involuntary childlessness, but only one per cent acknowledged the prospect of women choosing not to have children. While this may, in part, mirror differences in actual trends between the two countries (Symeonidou 2000), it is also important to stress that motherhood is central to the "completion" of a woman in contemporary Greek society, while voluntary childlessness is a contravention of the rules surrounding responsible female behaviour as well as of the principle that motherhood is a moral and social duty (Georgiadis 2006;Halkias 2004;Paxson 2004). …”

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Fertile Debates: A Comparative Account of Low Fertility in the British and Greek National Press

Georgiadis

2010

Eur J Population

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This article compares how the British and Greek national press debated the phenomenon of low fertility between 2001 and 2009. Specifically, it presents an overview of each set of newspapers" perspectives on the issue, and the most prevalent causes, consequences and solutions with which they associated it. Differences between the print media"s representations are not only attributed to the distinct "policy climate" and "demographic experience" of each country but also to culturally-specific ideologies concerning the nation, gender, motherhood and personhood. Newspapers do not simply mirror reality but also help to construct it by legimitising dominant discourses about how persons, especially women, ought to manage their reproductive lives. Studying the media is a means of understanding the broader contexts in which individuals" reproductive lives are shaped and experienced.Des débats féconds : analyse comparative de la prise en compte des faibles fécondités dans les presses nationales britannique et grecque Mots clés : Grèce, Royaume Uni, medias, journaux, anthropologie Cet article compare les modalités selon lesquelles les presses nationales britannique et grecque ont débattu du phénomène de faible fécondité au cours de la période 2001-2009. Plus précisément, il donne une vue d"ensemble des opinions d"une série de journaux sur les causes, les conséquences et les solutions les plus fréquemment décrites associées à ce phénomène. Les différences de représentations dans les presses écrites ne sont pas seulement attribuées au « climat politique » et à « l"expérience démographique » propres à chaque pays mais aussi aux idéologies spécifiques et culturellement construites relatives à la nation, au genre, à la maternité et à l"individu. Les journaux ne reflètent pas 2 seulement la réalité, ils aident également à la construire en légitimant les discours dominants relatifs à la manière dont les individus, et spécialement les femmes, devraient gérer leurs vies reproductives. Analyser le contenu des medias est un outil permettant de comprendre les contextes plus vastes dans lesquels les vies reproductives des individus sont façonnées et vécues.3

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Making Modern MothersEthics and Family Planning in Urban Greece

Cited by 98 publications

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Greek adolescents' intimate relations before their transition to adulthood

Greek adolescents' intimate relations before their transition to adulthood

BRCA patients in Cuba, Greece and Germany: Comparative perspectives on public health, the state and the partial reproduction of ‘neoliberal’ subjects

Fertile Debates: A Comparative Account of Low Fertility in the British and Greek National Press

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