<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Research on the Ukrainian minority in Poland was conducted from a feminocentric perspective to break the masculinised perception of this minority. Multiple data in the research have demonstrated that over a span of three generations Ukrainian families have turned from patriarchal into matriarchal ones. Currently it is women who preserve and invent tradition, both in the private and the public sphere. This is an effect of the cultural change and of the disappearance of jobs previously done by men. The contemporary tradition of the minority as a whole rests on tasks and values previously ascribed to women.</p></abstract>

Research on the Ukrainian minority in Poland was conducted from a feminocentric perspective to break the masculinised perception of this minority. Multiple data in the research have demonstrated that over a span of three generations Ukrainian families have turned from patriarchal into matriarchal ones. Currently it is women who preserve and invent tradition, both in the private and the public sphere. This is an effect of the cultural change and of the disappearance of jobs previously done by men. The contemporary tradition of the minority as a whole rests on tasks and values previously ascribed to women.

The Feminisation of Tradition. The Case of the Ukrainian Minority in Poland

Gender Studies

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Research on the Ukrainian minority in Poland was conducted from a feminocentric perspective to break the masculinised perception of this minority. Multiple...

The Feminisation of Tradition. The Case of the Ukrainian Minority in Poland

Published Online: Feb 01, 2020

Page range: 83 - 95

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2020-0007

Keywords
feminisation of tradition, invented tradition, Ukrainian minority in Poland, matriarchalisation of family, masculinity crisis

© 2020 Aleksandra Herman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Feminisation of Tradition. The Case of the Ukrainian Minority in Poland

Published Online: Feb 01, 2020

Page range: 83 - 95

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2020-0007

Keywordsfeminisation of tradition, invented tradition, Ukrainian minority in Poland, matriarchalisation of family, masculinity crisis

© 2020 Aleksandra Herman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
feminisation of tradition, invented tradition, Ukrainian minority in Poland, matriarchalisation of family, masculinity crisis