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When Do Fathers Care? Mothers' Economic Contribution and Fathers' Involvement in Child Care

When Do Fathers Care? Mothers' Economic Contribution and Fathers' Involvement in Child Care

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When Do Fathers Care? Mothers' Economic Contribution and Fathers' Involvement in Child Care

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Full title

When Do Fathers Care? Mothers' Economic Contribution and Fathers' Involvement in Child Care

Publisher

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press

Journal title

The American journal of sociology, 2012-03, Vol.117 (5), p.1422-1459

Language

English

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Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press

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Contents

Previous literature suggests a tenuous link between fathers' care of children and maternal employment and earnings. This study shows that the link is stronger when measures of caregiving capture fathers' increased responsibility for children. The analysis of time diary data from 6,572 married fathers and 7,376 married mothers with children under ag...

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When Do Fathers Care? Mothers' Economic Contribution and Fathers' Involvement in Child Care

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4568757

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4568757

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ISSN

0002-9602

E-ISSN

1537-5390

DOI

10.1086/663354

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