SEX AND GENDER ISSUE IN THE SOCIOLOGICAL KEY- CONTENT ANALYSIS OF PAPERS EDITED IN CROATIAN SCIENTIFIC PERIODICALS

„Spol“ i „rod“ se još uvijek doživljavaju kao sinonimi, no među njima postoje jasne distinkcije, pa tako za razliku od spola koji se odnosi na biološke karakteristike s kojima se rodimo, rod predstavlja društvene, kulturološke i povijesne razlike te uloge i očekivanja koje društvo pripisuje ženama i muškarcima. Jedna od najzanimljivijih tema za sociologiju je rodna nejednakost, a proučavajući ovu relaciju povijesno, uviđa se kako su muškarci i žene oduvijek bili nejednaki i to na štetu žena, kojima je uz podređeni položaj bila namijenjena i privatna sfera te briga o djeci i kućanstvu. Iako se može reći da smo još uvijek društvo s patrijarhalnim vrijednostima, Hrvatska je svoje putovanje prema društvu jednakosti započela paralelno s početkom pregovora za ulazak u Europsku uniju, donoseći razne zakone o ravnopravnosti spolova i suzbijanju diskriminacije, ali i osnivanjem Ureda za ravnopravnost spolova Vlade RH i Pravobranitelj/ice za ravnopravnost spolova. Pomoću istraživačkih metoda bibliometrijske analize i analize sadržaja razmatra se zastupljenost članaka unutar znanstvenih časopisa u odnosu na godine objavljivanja, ali i istražuju se tematska područja, u odnosu na područja kojima se bavi sociologija spola i roda. Ukupno je analizirano 93 članka ili 4% svih objavljenih radova u vremenskom razdoblju od dva desetljeća izdavaštva, tj. od 2001.-2021. godine. Analizom sadržaja je uočen jako mali broj radova usmjerenih k teorijskim definicijama spola i roda te pitanju reprodukcije, dok se najčešće piše o temama koje se vežu uz tržište rada, majčinstvo, očinstvo i rad u kući, zatim pitanja seksualnosti, transrodnosti i queer identiteta te feminizma, feminističke kritike znanosti i postmodernizma
"Sex" and "gender" are still perceived as synonyms, but there are clear distinctions between them, so unlike gender, which refers to the biological characteristics we are born with, gender represents social, cultural and historical differences and roles and expectations which society assigns to women and men. One of the most interesting topics for sociology is gender inequality, by analyzing this historical relationship, it is understood that men and women have always been unequal, against women to whom in addition to their subordinate position, were also assigned the private sphere and the care of children and the household. Although we can say that we are still a society with patriarchal values, Croatia began its journey towards social equality in parallel with the beginning of negotiations for entry into the European union, passing various laws on gender equality and combating discrimination, as well as establishing the Office for Gender Equality of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and Ombudsperson for gender equality. Using the research methods of bibliometric analysis and content analysis, the representation of articles in scientific journals is considered in relation to the year of publication, but thematic areas are also investigated, in relation to the areas dealt with in the sociology of sex and gender. A total of 93 articles or 4% of all published works were analyzed in the time period of two decades of publishing, i.e. from 2001.-2021. years. The analysis of the content revealed a very small number of works focused on theoretical definitions of sex and gender and the issue of reproduction, while most often it is written about topics related to the labor market, motherhood, fatherhood and work at home, then issues of sexuality, transgender and queer identity, and feminism, feminist critiques of science and postmodernism