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