Sharing Care - Equal and Primary Carer Fathers and Early Years Parenting

This timely study explores the experiences of fathers who take on equal or primary care responsibilities for young children.
The authors examine what prompts these arrangements, how fathers adjust to their caregiving roles, and what challenges they face.
Offering academic insight and practical recommendations, this will be key reading for researchers, policymakers, practitioners and students interested in contemporary families.

About the author

Rachel Brooks is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean at the University of Surrey, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Brooks, Paul Hodkinson
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781529205978
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-0597-8
• No. of pages: 230
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 357 g
• Series: Sociology of Children and Families; Sociology of Children and Fami
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology