Parental Livelihood Preference for Children Among Municipal Fishing Families in South Negros, Philippines
Resilience and Familism: The Dynamic Nature of Families in the Philippines
ISBN: 978-1-80455-415-9, eISBN: 978-1-80455-414-2
Publication date: 10 August 2023
Abstract
Livelihood preference for children is anchored in the aspiration of parents for a better life for them with due consideration of their capacities given available resources and opportunities from inside and outside the community. Given the data from an earlier survey I conducted, this chapter examines the fisheries management issues as contexts and the time factors that may have influenced the livelihood preference for children of parents, primarily fathers. Twenty-five percent of parents or 30 out of the 120 non-probability samples of municipal fishing families surveyed in South Negros in the Philippines preferred fishing for their children. For a comparative analysis, 30 parents were also randomly drawn from the remaining samples who preferred other livelihoods for their children away from fishing. As a male-dominated industry, evident in the fishing history of families, the tradition may have already declined among most parents as non-fishing livelihoods were perceived to offer family resilience to ecological and socioeconomic changes. The projected decrease in new families engaged in fishing would also mean a pressure reduction on municipal fisheries; thus, opportunities for non-fishing livelihoods must be accessible through full scholarships for college or technical-vocational education. Meanwhile, basic education sciences should infuse lessons in responsible or right fishing practices to expose children to sustainable fisheries at a young age if they pursue fishing livelihoods when they become adults.
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AcknowledgmentS
The data used in this chapter were from the perception survey I conducted involving municipal fishers on fishing regulations in South Negros. Silliman University is a consortium partner in South Negros of the BFAR-USAID Fish Right Program under Cooperative Agreement number 72049218CA00004, awarded on March 30, 2018, to the University of Rhode Island. But the views expressed and opinions contained in this chapter are mine and are not intended as statements of policy of either USAID or the cooperating organizations.
Citation
Oracion, E.G. (2023), "Parental Livelihood Preference for Children Among Municipal Fishing Families in South Negros, Philippines", Gregorio, V.L., Batan, C.M. and Blair, S.L. (Ed.) Resilience and Familism: The Dynamic Nature of Families in the Philippines (Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, Vol. 23), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 227-246. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1530-353520230000023013
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