Against the grain : couples, gender, and the reframing of parenting /

Ranson, Gillian,

Against the grain : couples, gender, and the reframing of parenting / Gillian Ranson. - ix, 214 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-208) and index.

Setting the scene. Introduction ; Establishing the context ; The study -- Getting started : caring for children in the preschool years. Introduction ; The "crossovers" : breadwinner mothers with partners at home ; "Shift-workers" and "Dual-dividers" : sharing earning, sharing caring -- The longer view : couples with school-age children. Introduction ; Challenges on the path to change ; Parents as peers -- Review and reflection. Introduction ; Parenting and undoing of gender -- Appendix. The study participants.

1442603585 9781442603585 1442603577 9781442603578

2010292149


Parenting--Canada
Sex role--Canada
Work and family--Canada
Sexual division of labor--Canada
Social change--Canada
Parents--Canada--Case studies

HQ755.8 / .R368 2010

306.8740971

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