Fathers, childcare and work : cultures, practices and policies / edited by Rosy Musumeci, Arianna Santero.

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Intro; FATHERS, CHILDCARE AND WORK: CULTURES, PRACTICES AND POLICIES; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION: CARING FATHERS IN DISCOURAGING CONTEXTS? A MULTIDIMENSIONAL THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; 1. THE GOALS OF THIS BOOK; 2. THREE ANALYTICAL DIMENSIONS TO CONCEPTUALISE FATHERS' WORK-FAMILY BALANCE ACROSS COUNTRIES; 3. DATA AND METHODS FOR RESEARCHING FATHERS' CARE ARRANGEMENTS; 4. THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK; NOTES; REFERENCES; PART I: FATHERS' EXPERIENCES, ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS; CHAPTER 1: ANTICIPATING AND PRACTICING FATHERHOOD IN SPAIN; INTRODUCTION.

1. EARLIER RESEARCH AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK2. THE SPANISH CONTEXT; 3. DATA AND METHODOLOGY; 4. RESULTS; Improvising Fatherhood; Poorly Planned Fatherhood; Embracing an Involved Fatherhood; 5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2: WHEN HUSBANDS AND WIVES DON'T AGREE, WHO 'WINS'? VALUE/PRACTICE DISSONANCE IN THE DIVISION OF WORK AROUND PARENTHOOD IN ITALY; INTRODUCTION; 1. WHEN HUSBANDS AND WIVES DO NOT AGREE: DIFFERENT THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES; Gender Division of Housework (or Labour); Preference Theory Revised; Marital Power and Negotiation Processes.

The Italian Context2. ATTITUDES, DISPUTES AND PRACTICES: A QUANTITATIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; Data and Variables; Correlates of Woman's Share of Total Unpaid Work; Correlates of Woman's Employment and Couple's Disputes; 3. HOW PARTNERS NEGOTIATE DISAGREEMENTS DURING TRANSITION TO PARENTHOOD: A QUALITATIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY; Data and Codes; The Allocation of Domestic Labour; Sharing (or Not) Parental Leave; 4. CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3: FATHERS AND CHILD RAISING IN MEXICO IN THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY; INTRODUCTION.

1. LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETIES HAVE CHANGED QUICKLY, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETELY MODERNIZED2. THE MEXICAN CONTEXT: MAJOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS WITH SLOW PROGRESS IN REDUCING GENDER GAPS; 3. PREVIOUS SOCIAL RESEARCH ON MALE INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDCARE IN MEXICO; 4. DATA AND METHODS; Information source and study population; Socio-demographic Characteristics and Fathers' Participation in Childcare; 5. MEXICAN FATHERS AND CHILDCARE IN THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY; Time Spent by Fathers in Childcare by Place of Residence; Factors Associated with the Level of Fathers' Participation in Childcare.

6. FINAL CONSIDERATIONSNOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4: WORKING FATHERS AND CHILDCARE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC; INTRODUCTION; 1. IDEALS OF FATHERHOOD; 2. REALITY OF FATHERHOOD; 3. THE ACTIVE ROLES OF FATHERS; 4. LIMITS TO FATHERHOOD INVOLVEMENT; 5. RECONCILIATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND FATHERHOOD LIVES; 6. CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; PART II: WORK ORGANIZATIONS AND CHILDCARE EXPERTS CULTURES; CHAPTER 5: FORMAL AND INFORMAL WORKPLACE SUPPORT FOR NEW FATHERS IN SPAIN; INTRODUCTION; 1. METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE; 2. MAKING SENSE OF THE GENDERED USE OF FORMAL POLICIES.

The work-life balance of fathers has increasingly come under scrutiny in political and academic debates and this collection brings together qualitative and quantitative analyses to explore their approaches to reconciling paid work and care responsibilities.

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