Abstract

PAEZ RAMIREZ, Iván  and  ZUNIGA ELIZALDE, Mercedes. Paternities’ Transformation? Being a Father in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in Times of Confinement and Health Crisis. Región y sociedad [online]. 2021, vol.33, e1502.  Epub Mar 22, 2022. ISSN 2448-4849.  https://doi.org/10.22198/rys2021/33/1502.

Objective: to examine the paternity practices of some parents from Culiacán, Sinaloa, to analyze their participation in domestic and care work during confinement due to the health emergency of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the fissures that this would or would not generate in the sexual distribution of work. Methodology: ten interviews were conducted reaching different ages fathers who live with their partner and their children in dual-income households. Results: the changes in fatherhood behavior are observed in middle-aged fathers. They increased their participation in housework, care and school tutoring. Limitations: inequalities in the responsibilities of women and men at home and the prolongation of the pandemic over time make it difficult to notice the real benefits and consequences of parental housework and care. Value: the investigation contributes to expose fathers’ participation during the pandemic and whether or not it re-signified or not their paternity. Conclusions: the bond with the children intensified during confinement and there was a greater expression of affection towards them, although not in all cases meant a benefit in the distribution of responsibilities among the couple.

Keywords : fatherhood; domestic work; care work; gender-based labor division; Sinaloa.

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