@article{Oleshkevich2020, author = {Oleshkevich, Ekaterina}, title = {Images of parenthood in the Pre-Modern and modern Jewish family in the Russian empire}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien = Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture}, volume = {2020}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien = Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture}, number = {26}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-493-7}, issn = {1614-6492}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-48613}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-486135}, pages = {123 -- 139}, year = {2020}, abstract = {This article explores childhood discourses in the Jewish society of the Russian Empire. It focuses on images of parents, while exploring the differences between pre-modern and modern narrative types in Jewish autobiographies. In the pre-modern paradigm, mothers are barely present while fathers appear more often, although neither parent demonstrates emotional affection toward the child. In the modern paradigm, parents are either equally present or the mother is more prominent, they engage in the everyday activities with the child, and do not hesitate to show their emotional love. Moreover, the notions of inner world and child's individuality emerge. These changes correspond to major shifts in discourses shaping the attitude toward children in the European society.}, language = {en} }