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Family man : fatherhood, housework, and gender equity

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Coltrane, Scott

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford University P. New YorkUS 1996Description: x, 293 pAction note:

10/31/01 TESSA_H

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Monograph	CARICOM Documentation Centre	LRC 14.02.04 C724 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0000000017923

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.

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