Household divisions of labour : teamwork, gender and time /

"This book investigates the extent of gender inequality in the division of labor 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 in...

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Other Authors: Birch, Elisa Rose, 1978-, Le, Anh T., Miller, Paul W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke, UK ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life.
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Summary:"This book investigates the extent of gender inequality in the division of labor 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"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xv, 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230201583 (hardback)
023020158X (hardback)