Contemporary motherhood : the impact of children on adult time / Lyn Craig.
"In this book the author provides the first comprehensive account of how parents divide their time between caring for children, housework, paid work and leisure." "Using large-scale quantitative time use data from Australia and other Western countries, the book provides a detailed ana...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
[2007]
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| Summary: | "In this book the author provides the first comprehensive account of how parents divide their time between caring for children, housework, paid work and leisure." "Using large-scale quantitative time use data from Australia and other Western countries, the book provides a detailed analysis of the impact of children upon adult time. This research reveals a unique picture of how parenthood affects daily life within households and what happens to people's (paid and unpaid) workload when they become parents."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-158) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0754649989 9780754649984 |