Abstract
Patterns of gender role division and child rearing are determined by the belief system, values and conditions that characterize a given culture (Harkness, Super & van Tijen, 2000). In traditional societies it is one of the main intergenerationally transmitted patterns of culture (Harkness & Super, 2000). As parenting is one of the major sources of personal identity, there is greater opposition to changes in it (Harris, 1968; Pitman, Eisikovits & Dobbert, 1989) than other areas of life perceived as less essential to the identity of the individual and his/her future. The family is a “culture bearing unit” (Eisikovits, 1997a) and, as such, patterns of preservation and change in gender roles and parental behavior can throw light on broader transformations occurring during cultural transition.
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