7 - Husbands in Wives’ Shoes: Changing Social Roles in Child Care among Cameroon’s Urban Residents
Corresponding Author(s) : Henry Kam Kah
Afrique et développement,
Vol. 37 No 3 (2012): Afrique et développement: Special Issue on Parents’ Involvement in Children’s Lives in Africa
Résumé
Depuis fort longtemps, l’éducation des enfants a été presque l’apanage des femmes et des femmes colocataires au Cameroun et dans d’autres régions d’Afri- que. Mais les contraintes d’aujourd’hui ont poussé plusieurs de ces femmes et femmes colocataires à s’engager dans des activités qui réduisent le temps qu’el- les peuvent consacrer à l’éducation des enfants surtout en milieux urbain. Le comportement social des hommes change aussi de plus en plus au point de rendre floue la frontière entre les rôles traditionnels dévolus aux uns et aux autres. Ainsi, certains aspects de l’éducation des enfants reviennent aux maris ou pères. Cette étude remet en cause les orthodoxies actuelles concernant le rôle réservé aux différents sexes, en analysant une nouvelle situation où les pères participent à l’éducation des enfants en milieu urbain au Cameroun. Quels facteurs expliquent le rôle croissant joué par les pères dans l’éducation de leurs enfants et quelles en sont les implications pour le développement des ménages et de la société ? Cette étude analyse ces questions, en utilisant des méthodes historiques, anthropologiques, psychologiques et sociologiques ainsi que des techniques de collecte et d’analyses des données.
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Les références
Allen, S. and Kerry D., 2007, ‘The Effects of Father Involvement: An Updated Research Summary of the Evidence’, Father Involvement Research Alliance, Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, University of Guelph.
Bankole, A., Singh, S., Hussain, R., and Wulf, D., 2004, ‘Sexual Marital and Fathering Behaviour of Men in Sub-Saharan Africa’, African Population Studies, Vol. 19, No. 2, 21-42.
Beardshaw, T., 2004, ‘From Here to Paternity’, Paper Delivered at the Fatherhood Conference, Durban, South Africa, November 24, (http://www.hsrc.ac.za/ fatherland/). 17 December 2011.
Bray, R. and Brandt, R., 2005, ‘What is Childcare Really About? An Ethnographic Analysis of Care Relationships in a Resource-Poor Community’, Working Paper No. 139. Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Coltrane, S., 1988, ‘Father-Child Relationships and the Status of Women: A Cross- Cultural Study’, American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 93, No. 5, 1060-1095.
Eggebean, D. J., 2002,’The Changing Course of Fatherhood: Men’s Experiences with Children in Demographic Perspective’, Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 23, No. 4, 486-506.
Furstenberg, F., Morgan, S. and Allison, P., 1987, ‘Paternal Participation and Children’s Well-being after Marital Dissolution’, American Sociological Review, Vol. 52, No. 5: 695-701.
Grotberg, E., 2004, ‘Children and Caregivers: The Role of Resilience’, Paper Delivered at the International Council of Psychologists (ICP) Convention Jinan, China, July, 2004. Available online at http://resilnet.uiuc.edu/library/ grotberg2004_children-caregivers-china.pdf. 17 December 2011.
Jackson, R., 1989, ‘The Reproduction of Parenting’, American Sociological Review, Vol. 54, No. 2: 215-32.
Jaeckel, M. and Geldermalsen, M., 2006, ‘Gender Equality and Urban Development: Building Better Communities for All’, Global Urban Development, Vol. 2, Issue 1: 1-7.
Khunou, G., 2006, ‘Fathers don’t Stand a Chance: Experiences of Custody, Access and Maintenance’, in Richter, L. and Morrell, R., eds., Baba: Men and Fatherhood in South Africa, Cape Town, HSRC Press. pp. 265-279.
Lamm, J., Eickhorst, A. and Keller, H., 2007, ‘Father-Infant Interaction, Paternal Ideas about Early Child Care, and their Consequences for the Development of Children’s Self Recognition’, The Journal of Genetic Psychology, Vol. 168, No. 4: 365-79.
Lewis, C. and Lamb, M., 2004, ‘Fathers: The Research Perspective’, in Supporting Fathers: Contributions from the International Fatherhood Summit 2003, The Hague: Bernard van Leer Foundation.
Njopin, L., 1997, ‘Some Cameroonian Men don’t even know what Love is’, The Herald, No. 421, February 17-18.
Nsamenang, B., 2000, ‘Fathers, Families, and Child Well-Being in Cameroon: A Review of the Literature’, Pennsylvania: National Centre on Fathers and Families.
O’Brien, M., 2004, ‘Shared Caring: Bringing Fathers into the Frame’, EOC Working Paper Series.
Pleck, E., 1997, ‘Paternal Involvement: Levels, Sources and Consequences’, in Lamb, M., ed., The Role of the Father in Child Development, 3rd ed., Wiley Publishers. pp. 66-103.
Ramphele, M., 2002, Steering by the Stars: Being Young in South Africa, Cape Town: Tafelberg Publishers.
Richter, L. and Morrell, R., eds., 2006, Baba: Men and Fatherhood in South Africa, Cape Town, HSRC Press.
Uttal, C., 1988, ‘Cultural Values, Parents’ Beliefs, and Children’s Achievement in the United States and China’, Human Development, Vol. 31: 351-358.