The dual career process in the Brazilian perspective: Unraveling typologies

Abstract

O processo de dual career sob a ótica brasileira: desvendando tipologias Um fenômeno que surge estreitamente relacionado às mudanças nos âmbitos social, econômico e cultural, e que cresce à medida que os anos caminham, vem despertando a atenção de pesquisadores para o desenvolvimento de estudos que envolvem tanto o campo individual quanto o organizacional. Denominado como dual career family, esse fenômeno enfatiza um movimento conjunto de marido e mulher (casal) na esfera familiar e no desenvolvimento da carreira de ambos. Dessa forma, a fim de conhecer como essas relações estão se estabelecendo, propôs--se neste estudo a investigar quais os fatores determinantes que constituem o fenômeno da dual career no contexto brasileiro. A pesquisa contou com 340 participantes, todos ex-alunos de uma universidade pública, que deveriam ser casados ou viver maritalmente. Os resultados permitiram caracterizar, por meio de estatísticas descritivas, o perfil dos casais de dual career no cenário brasileiro e verificar quais os tipos de dual career existentes no País. Obtiveram-se cinco tipos de dual career: familistic coordenada, familistic convencional, carreirista coordenada, carreirista convencional e acrobata.

Dual Career Couples and Their Inclinations Regarding Work and Family: The Brazilian Scenario

“…Given the specific characteristics of the country, it is necessary to adapt any theory that has been developed in a different context, at least until country-specific studies gain force and develop a local response. To this end, authors such as Berlato (2015) have tried to outline whether and how Brazilian couples fit into the existing profiles. From a sample of 340 participants, all of whom were former students of a public university in the country, the author attempted to develop a profile of the Brazilian dual-career couple, identifying five types based on the way the couples managed their time between the domains of work and family.…”

“…From a sample of 340 participants, all of whom were former students of a public university in the country, the author attempted to develop a profile of the Brazilian dual-career couple, identifying five types based on the way the couples managed their time between the domains of work and family. Berlato (2015) initially identified three major groups: the "familists," the "careerists," and the "acrobats." In the first of these groups, both spouses are more dedicated to the family than to their careers.…”

“…The women in the careerist group were classified as "conventional careerists" and the men as "coordinated careerists." Five categories were therefore obtained: coordinated familist, conventional familist, coordinated careerist, conventional careerist, and acrobat (BERLATO, 2015).…”

“…Because of the scarcity of research into dual careers in specific national contexts, it is interesting to approach this theme from the Brazilian perspective, since each country has particular characteristics that influence its conditions. It was with this aim that Berlato (2015) tried to draw profiles of Brazilian couples according to their specific circumstances, identifying five types characterized by their priorities in relation to the demands of work and family. However, Berlato's findings were based on a selective sample of individuals, which prevents further generalization and justifies the expansion of the scope of research.…”

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This study aims to explore the database of the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) produced by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) in order to investigate how couples from a dual-career perspective approach the demands of home and work. The study uses a quantitative-descriptive analysis of secondary data to update the model proposed by Berlato (2015), in which typologies were delineated from a sample of dual-career couples who were former students of a state university in São Paulo. From a sample of 890 individuals derived from the PNAD, it was possible to observe the predominance of traditional characteristics among Brazilian couples.

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