Balancing Work and Family in a Changing Society
The Fathers' Perspective
Authors: Ruspini, Elisabetta, Crespi, Isabella
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- About this book
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Both research and policy on balancing work and family life have tended to focus on mothers' lives. There has been a general lack of comparative research to the complex intersection between old and new forms of masculinity; and between fatherhood, work-life balance, gender relations and children's well-being. As a result, men's fathering roles and their struggle with work-life balance have often been neglected. These cultural challenges should be better theorized within family and social policy research. This volume examines how fathers fulfill their roles both within the family and at work and what institutional support could be of most benefit to them in combining these roles.
- About the authors
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Isabella Crespi is Associate Professor in Cultural sociology at the University of Macerata, Italy.
Elisabetta Ruspini is Senior Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.
- Reviews
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“Twelve essays explore the changing ideals and experiences for men around fatherhood and employment. The scope is vast, covering the experience of fatherhood in countries around the globe. … Some of the chapters are reviews and assessments of existing research, while others present new analyses and theories. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (S. K. Gallagher, Choice, Vol. 54 (6), February, 2017)
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Editors’ Introduction: Men, Fathers, and Work-Family Balance—An Exploration across Continents
Pages 1-10
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Changing Fatherhood and Fathering across Cultures toward Convergence in Work-Family Balance: Divergent Progress or Stalemate?
Pages 13-31
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“The Choice Was Made for Us”: Stat-at-Home Dads and Relationalities of Work and Care in Canada and the United States
Pages 33-47
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Institutional Context of Childcare and Fathering Practices in Western and Central-Eastern Europe: The Case of Poland and Germany
Pages 49-62
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Changing Family Models: Emerging New Opportunities for Fathers in Catalonia (Spain)?
Pages 65-81
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Balancing Work and Family in a Changing Society
- Book Subtitle
- The Fathers' Perspective
- Authors
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- Elisabetta Ruspini
- Isabella Crespi
- Series Title
- Global Masculinities
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-53354-8
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137533548
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-59527-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-95982-2
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 229
- Topics
