Correspondences between Hungarian women’s marital names and the
traditional family schema
A marital name makes a statement about women’s
cultural values with respect to their family schemas. In
Hungary, adopting the husband’s full name by marriage is no longer
required, thus women have the opportunity to choose from seven
different name structures. The paper aims to uncover the motivations
behind women’s preference for marital name structures as influenced
by the traditional family schema that they maintain in
their background. Data for this analysis is extracted from a
questionnaire distributed to 533 women, which seek to obtain
information on key elements of the traditional family
schema. Results do not reveal a direct correlation between the
selection of marital names and any single component of the
traditional family schema; however, overall the results
of the survey outline a systematic correspondence between marital
names and women’s conformity or non-conformity to the
traditional family schema. In conclusion, the various
marital name structures reflect diverse family schemas, in
particular, they are representatives of Hungarian women’s different
extent of adherence to the traditional family schema.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The practice of marital name changing
- 2.1Marital names in Hungary
- 3.The traditional family schema in the Hungarian
context
- 3.1The background of the traditional family schema in
Hungary
- 3.2The traditional family schema in the Hungarians’
present cultural cognition
- 4.The survey: Questions and methodology
- 5.Single component analysis of name structure vs. components of the
traditional family schema
- 5.1Family structure
- A.Number of children
- B.Number of siblings
- 5.2Division of labor
- A.Women’s share of housework
- B.Husbands’ share of housework
- 5.3Motivation of name changing
- 6.Linkage between marital name structure and overall
traditional family schema
- 7.Conclusion
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Notes
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References
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Appendix