Family man : fatherhood, housework, and gender equity
Coltrane, Scott
Family man : fatherhood, housework, and gender equity - New YorkUS Oxford University P. 1996 - x, 293 p.
Traces the sociological evolution of the American family between the 18th, and the mid-20th century, focusing on the division of labour in the home. Develops generalizations about the changing nature of American homes from the 1980s, by analysing responses to questionnaires and interviews with both parents in two-income/shared parenting households. Summarizes recent social and economic trends such as: changing attitudes, demographic trends, marriage trends, birth timimg, working mothers, and gendered job markets; and makes predictions about the future of fatherhood in America.
LRC 14.02.04 C724
Family man : fatherhood, housework, and gender equity - New YorkUS Oxford University P. 1996 - x, 293 p.
Traces the sociological evolution of the American family between the 18th, and the mid-20th century, focusing on the division of labour in the home. Develops generalizations about the changing nature of American homes from the 1980s, by analysing responses to questionnaires and interviews with both parents in two-income/shared parenting households. Summarizes recent social and economic trends such as: changing attitudes, demographic trends, marriage trends, birth timimg, working mothers, and gendered job markets; and makes predictions about the future of fatherhood in America.
LRC 14.02.04 C724