Gillian Ranson

Against the Grain

Couples, Gender, and the Reframing of Parenting

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Produktbeschreibung

"An exciting, fresh, and timely look at the experiences of mothers and fathers who challenge dominant cultural expectations in their efforts to care for their children. Ranson's analysis offers a new way of thinking about parenting." - Glenda Wall, Wilfrid Laurier University

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 150mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781442603585
• ISBN-10: 1442603585
• Artikelnr.: 28888685

Autorenporträt

Gillian Ranson is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Calgary. She has written numerous articles on gender and parenting.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Part I. Setting the Scene
Introduction
1. Establishing the Context
2. The Study
Part II. Getting Started: Caring for Children in the Preschool Years
Introduction
3. The "Crossovers": Breadwinner Mothers with Partners at Home
4. "Shift-Workers" and "Dual-Dividers": Sharing Earning, Sharing Caring
Part III. The Longer View: Couples with School-Age Children
Introduction
5. Challenges on the Path to Change
6. Parents as Peers
Part IV. Review and Reflection
Introduction
7. Parenting and the Undoing of Gender
Appendix: The Study Participants
Notes
References
Index