What happens after the 'Daddy Months'? Fathers' involvement in paid work, childcare, and housework after taking parental leave in Germany

European Sociological Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 738-748

  Bünning, Mareike ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

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EID: 84964284533     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcv072     Document Type: Article

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