Working on the Weekend: Fathers' Time With Family in the United Kingdom

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 631-642

  Hook, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Fathers; Paid work; Time use; Work hours

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863867291     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00986.x     Document Type: Article

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