How mothers and fathers share childcare: A cross-national time-use comparison

American Sociological Review

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 834-861

  Craig, Lyn ^a   Mullan, Killian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

comparative analysis; cross national comparison; fathers' childcare; gender; mothers' childcare; shares of childcare; time use

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER DISPARITY; PARENTAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; DENMARK; FRANCE; ITALY;

EID: 82455198609     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122411427673     Document Type: Article

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