Gendered expectations? Reconsidering single fathers' child-care time

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 978-990

  Hook, Jennifer L ^a   Chalasani, Satvika ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Fathers; Single parent families

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849434012     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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