Dad and baby in the first year: Gendered responsibilities and embodiment

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 624, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-98

  Doucet, Andrea ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child care; Embodiment; Fatherhood; Habitus; Parental leave; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350413617     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209334069     Document Type: Article

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