Household Divisions of Labour

Teamwork, Gender and Time

von

Birch, E.Le, A.Miller, P. W.

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Beschreibung

This book investigates the extent of gender inequality in the division of labour in the modern household. Through comparisons of the time allocations of single couple families without children, couple families with children and lone parents, a comprehensive account of the evolution of gender inequality over a typical lifecourse is presented.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-230-20158-3

ProduktartBuch

EinbandGebunden

Verlag

Springer Nature EN

Palgrave Macmillan

Erscheinungsdatum18.11.2009

ReihePalgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 229 mm

Gewicht545 g

IllustrationenXV, 251 p. 7 illus., schwarz-weiss Illustrationen

Artikel-Nr.1575531

KatalogBuchzentrum

Datenquelle-Nr.5347578

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Everyday Friendships

Ordinary Relationships

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Understanding Families Over Time

Fathering, Masculinity and the Embodiment of Care

Age-Dissimilar Couples and Romantic Relationships

Intimacies, Critical Consumption and Diverse Economies

Gender, Class and Food

Understanding Children's Personal Lives and Relationships

Fathers and Sons

Grandfathers

Teenage Pregnancy, Parenting and Intergenerational Relations

Divorce, Families and Emotion Work

Mixed Family Life in the UK

Inter-generational Financial Giving and Inequality

Chinese Fatherhood, Gender and Family

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Love and Intimacy in Online Cross-Cultural Relationships

Making Multicultural Families in Europe

Mixed Family Life in the UK

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Reinventing Couples

Autor

Birch, E.Le, A.Miller, P. W.

ELISA ROSE BIRCH is Assistant Professor in the Economics Program at the University of Western Australia. Her research interests include labour supply, the economics of the family, wage differentials and educational outcomes.

ANH T. LE is Assistant Professor in the Economics Program at the University of Western Australia. Her research interests include labour market outcomes of female immigrants, educational attainment, self-employment and the labour market activities of ex-offenders.

PAUL W. MILLER is Professor in the Economics Program at the University of Western Australia. His primary research interest is in labour economics, particularly as it relates to educational attainment and gender. His recent publications include The Economics of Language: International Analyses' (co-authored).