Construções de novas paternidades: a experiência subjetiva de homens frente aos desafios contemporâneos

Abstract

In contemporary times, the role of men within the family has been changing, which raises several questions about the paths taken by them in the construction of their paternity. Based on the above, the objective was to investigate the process of construction of new paternities based on the subjective experience of men with children aged between six months and three years. As a method, individual psychoanalytically oriented online interviews were carried out with seven fathers-mans. Data analysis was based on the identification of the master-signifiers present in each participant's discourse, having as material for analysis the transference narratives written by the researcher after each meeting. From the stories of each participant and the identification of the master-signifiers, it was possible to observe the following aspects that are relevant to the process of becoming a father: 1) the unconscious conflicts and how each father-man deals with them, 2) the relationship with parents and caregivers, especially with the father and 3) the socioeconomic context in which the participants grew up. Therefore, in the midst of the transition of paternity models, from the traditional to the contemporary, fathers-men have been finding different ways to build a paternity that is distinguished from the hegemonic patriarchal normative and it is important to create spaces for listening that can welcome what this population have to say and elaborate.