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‘Keeping up with myself’ : ethnography of a young adult woman in post-transitional Croatia

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

‘Keeping up with myself’ : ethnography of a young adult woman in post-transitional Croatia

Vrsta prilog u časopisu
Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2022
Časopis Anthropological journal of European cultures
Volumen 31
Svesčić 1
Stranice str. 12-32
DOI 10.3167/ajec.2022.310103
ISSN 1755-2923
EISSN 1755-2931
Status objavljeno

Sažetak

This article employs an anthropology ‘at-home’ approach to discuss dimensions of social and cultural changes among women in post-transitional societies. By applying person-centred ethnography, we aim at providing rich insights into the sociocultural context and individual development of a young woman in Croatia. We examine how a young woman reasons about what kind of a person she is and wants to become by comparing the different sets of basic values that she ascribes to her emancipatory efforts, with a focus on how she juxtaposes ‘traditional family roles’ and ‘feminist values’. The study thus describes how this woman (Jadranka) experiences life challenges and shapes social values in her everyday cultural settings.

Ključne riječi

intensive interviewing; person-centred ethnography; self-representation; social and gender roles; young adult woman; Croatia