Özet:

As circumstances such as the deterioration of relationships between parents, divorce or death make it compulsory to rebuild roles in the family, it can affect children’s attitudes towards social gender roles. In this regard, the study aims to examine the attitudes of children living in single-parent families regarding social gender roles. For this purpose, a phenomenological approach from the quality research patterns was used in the study. The data was obtained through non-interference activities with nine children living in single-parent families and their ages range from 54 to 78 months. In the analysis of the data obtained, the content analysis method was used. Non-interference events include various images and questions about these images in order to reveal patterns and judicial behaviors towards toys, professions and responsibilities at home. The research finds that children living with their mothers can be out of social gender patterns in their preferences to work and professions at home. Moreover, social role models, such as uncles and grandmothers at home, have been shown to affect children’s social gender patterns and judgments related to homework. However, these effects appear to be limited. According to this, the social gender patterns have been determined to be effective in the preferences of children in single-parent families living with both their mothers and their fathers. The patterns and judgments children have been discussed in the context of the family structure in Turkey and the relevant field. Recommendations for future research are also presented.

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