Skip to main content
Article
He was neither a good father nor a good husband: Marital and parental roles in low-income separated families
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa (2017)
  • Mariana M. Juras, Eastern Illinois University
  • Liana Fortunato Costa
Abstract
This study aims to differentiate parental and marital roles of low-income separated parents with small children. This survey was conducted in a university school clinic of Psychology, based on qualitative methodology. Four mothers and three fathers participated in semi-structured individual interviews. Through thematic analysis, the outcomes showed the dynamic, paradoxical, and recursive reality of these families, with particularities and similarities to other socioeconomic contexts. Movements to maintain and to end the marital roles and inclusion of third parties in the marital conflict contribute to confusion between parental and marital roles. Attempts to differentiate these roles were also observed, offering strengths that should be emphasized.
Keywords
  • separation,
  • low-income population,
  • family conflict,
  • parenting
Publication Date
March 27, 2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-3772e32ne215
Citation Information
Mariana M. Juras and Liana Fortunato Costa. "He was neither a good father nor a good husband: Marital and parental roles in low-income separated families" Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mariana-juras/2/
Creative Commons license
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC_BY-NC-ND International License.