Changing rhythms of American family life / Suzanne M. Bianchi, John P. Robinson, and Melissa A. Milkie.

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Bibliographic Details
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2006.
Main Author:
Bianchi, Suzanne M.
Other Authors:
Robinson, John P.
Milkie, Melissa A.
Series:Rose series in sociology.
Subjects:
Families > United States.
Parenting > United States.
Dual-career families > United States.
Families > Time management > United States.
Format: Book
Changing rhythms of American family life /
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Parenting : How has it changed?
  • 2. Measuring family time
  • 3. Changing workloads : Are parents busier?
  • 4. Parental time with children : More or less?
  • 5. Housework, leisure, personal care, relationships : "What gives" in busy families?
  • 6. Gender equality, role specialization, and "the second shift" : What do weekly diaries show?
  • 7. Feelings about time : parental stress and time pressures
  • 8. Children's time use : Too busy or not busy enough? by Sara Raley
  • 9. Multinational patterns in parental time : How unique is the United States?
  • 10. Mothers' time, fathers' time, and gender equal parenting : What do we conclude?

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