Fathers, Childcare and Work

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.

About the author

Rosy Musumeci is Research Fellow in Sociology at University of Turin, Italy, working on the Horizon 2020-funded EXCEPT project on European youth and the labour market. Her main research interests are transitions to parenthood, work-life balance, job insecurity and the social exclusion of youth. She was co-ordinator of the FAMnet Equalsoc network Practices and Policies Around Parenthood: Towards New Models of Fatherhood?, and is a member of the international TransPARENT network. Arianna Santero is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Turin, Italy. Her research expertise focuses on gender relations, migration processes and social inequalities. She is participating in the Eramus+ project JUMP - Juggling Motherhood and Profession, the bEUcitizen project All Rights Reserved? Barriers Towards European Citizenship and InFact - Changing Families and Changing Institutions. She was co-ordinator of the FAMnet Equalsoc network Practices and Politics Around Parenthood: Towards New Models of Fatherhood?

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Rosy (University of Turin Musumeci (Editor), Arianna (University of Turin Santero (Editor), Rosy Musumeci (Editor), Arianna Santero (Editor)
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.05.2018
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)
• EAN: 9781787430426
• ISBN: 978-1-78743-042-6
• Pages: 312
• Dimensions (packing): 15.7 x 23.5 x 2.1 cm
• Weight (packing): 605 g
• Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research; Contemporary Perspectives in F > 12; Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research