Fathers of children with autism negotiating parenting roles in Indonesia: (un)masking hegemonic masculinity?

Yunianti, Elvi and Mulya, Teguh Wijaya and Nanik, Nanik (2025) Fathers of children with autism negotiating parenting roles in Indonesia: (un)masking hegemonic masculinity? Journal of Family Studies. ISSN 1322-9400; E-ISSN 1839-3543

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Abstract

Located at the intersection of family, gender, and disability studies in the Global South, this research engages with the ways fathers of neurodivergent children in Indonesia negotiates traditional masculinity and gender roles in their parenting. It contributes to scholarship in two areas: (1) family research on parents of neurodivergent children which hitherto mainly represent mothers’ experience instead of fathers’, and (2) gender studies on parenting which often overlook specific local conditions and contextual discourses to advance gender equality in the Global South. Using qualitative data from 14 fathers of neurodivergent children, our analysis reveals three discourses drawn upon by participants to contest traditional gender norms in their role as fathers, namely, a discourse of an exceptional situation, a discourse of the child’s future, and a discourse of benevolent sexism. While these discourses might not fundamentally subvert wider patriarchal parenting norms; nevertheless, they are viable for these Indonesian fathers to adopt more equal roles.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Autism spectrum disorder; fatherhood; hegemonic masculinity; parenting; Indonesia
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	ELVI YUNIANTI
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2025 09:12
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2025 09:13
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/49858

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