Managing time and childcare in dual-earner families: Unforeseen consequences of household strategies

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-175

  Forsberg, Lucas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childcare; Domestic work; Family life; Household strategies; Involved parenthood; Time management

Indexed keywords

EID: 65949088827     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699309104003     Document Type: Article

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