Editors:
This open access book provides an international perspective on fathers who take parental leave alone Raises important issues on modernization of the life course and the family in contemporary societies
Provides an understanding on the impact in social and policy context
Provides a comparison on countries which have introduced generous fully-compensated leave entitlements for fathers
Part of the book series: Life Course Research and Social Policies (LCRS, volume 6)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Keywords
- Comparative leave policy developments
- Family and gender studies
- Gendered divisions of work and care
- Modernization of the life course
- Recent shifts in parenting and work-family balance
- Unique parental leave
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Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Education, University of London Thomas Coram Research Unit, London, United Kingdom
Margaret O'Brien
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University of Lisbon Institute of Social Sciences, Lisbon, Portugal
Karin Wall
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Comparative Perspectives on Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality
Book Subtitle: Fathers on Leave Alone
Editors: Margaret O'Brien, Karin Wall
Series Title: Life Course Research and Social Policies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42970-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2017
License: CC BY-NC
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-42968-7Published: 15 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82708-7Published: 24 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-42970-0Published: 06 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2211-7776
Series E-ISSN: 2211-7784
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 266
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Gender Studies