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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458157403321

Autore

Gatrell Caroline

Titolo

Hard labour [[electronic resource] ] : the sociology of parenthood / / Caroline Gatrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, England, : Open University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-95371-3

9786610953714

0-335-22509-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

306.36

306.874

Soggetti

Work and family

Working mothers

Families

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The sociology of parenting and paid work -- pt. 2. Doing it all (and having some of it).

Sommario/riassunto

This innovative book examines changes in family practices and paid work in the 21st century. Focusing on highly qualified mothers who combine childcare with employment, it makes a valuable contribution to current debates. It also takes into account the views of fathers, making it a rounded study of family practice in the new millennium. Hard Labour puts forward some new and thought-provoking arguments about both mothers¿ and fathers¿ commitments to parenting and paid work. The first part of the book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive and readable overview of the literature on motherhood, fa