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Ohlmeier, Silke, Czarny, Moritz and Pfaff, Holger ORCID: 0000-0001-9154-6575 (2021). ... and suddenly I'm sitting on the playground carpet and I'm bored to death A sociological approach to boredom on maternity leave. Sozial Welt-Zeit. Sozialwiss. Forsch. Praxis, 72 (2). S. 172 - 206. BADEN-BADEN: NOMOS VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH & CO KG. ISSN 0038-6073

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Abstract

This article draws attention to the phenomenon of maternal boredom during parental leave. Based on a qualitative analysis of user generated threads in an online parenting forum, it sheds light on how social discourses, normative orders and latent interpretative pa terns influence maternal boredom. Specifically, the empirical data shows that maternal boredom results from three structural characteristics: (1.) an internalized idealized image of a supposedly completely fulfilling motherhood, which is contrary to the mothers' own experiences, (2.) a simultaneous devaluation of motherhood, which is rooted in internalized ideologies of a 'work centered society', and (3.) a failed coping strategy, which aims for distraction instead of reflection of deeper normative orientations. The aim of the article is to contribute to the removal of the taboo of maternal boredom, and to highlight the potential of a sociology of boredom.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ohlmeier, Silke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Czarny, Moritz UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pfaff, Holger UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-6575 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-568368
DOI:	10.5771/0038-6073-2021-2-172
Journal or Publication Title:	Sozial Welt-Zeit. Sozialwiss. Forsch. Praxis
Volume:	72
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 172 - 206
Date:	2021
Publisher:	NOMOS VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH & CO KG
Place of Publication:	BADEN-BADEN
ISSN:	0038-6073
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PRONENESS; TIME; MOTHERS; WORK Multiple languages Sociology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/56836