| Description |
ix, 187 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Approach, data and method. Calculating the costs of children -- The time penalty of parenthood. Time allocation by couples jointly. Time allocation by men and women individually. time allocation of sole parents -- Gender equivalence or hidden inequity? Thesis: gender convergence in productive activity. Antithesis: gender inequity and the dual burden -- Protecting parental time with kids? Maintaining time with children. How do working mothers maintain time with children? -- Earning capacity versus caring capacity. The pull to the market -- Cross-national comparison of the impact of children on adult time. Welfare regimes, gender and parental care |
| Summary |
"In this book the author provides the first comprehensive account of how parents divide their time between caring for children, housework, paid work and leisure." "Using large-scale quantitative time use data from Australia and other Western countries, the book provides a detailed analysis of the impact of children upon adult time. This research reveals a unique picture of how parenthood affects daily life within households and what happens to people's (paid and unpaid) workload when they become parents."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Child rearing -- Study and teaching.
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Child rearing.
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Families -- Research.
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Families -- Time management.
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Motherhood.
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Parenting -- Economic aspects.
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Time measurements.
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Women -- Social conditions.
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| Author |
Craig, Lyn, 1955-
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| LC no. |
2007002934 |
| ISBN |
0754649989 (hbk.) |
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9780754649984 (hbk.) |
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