No One Best Way: Work-Family Strategies, theGendered Division of Parenting, and the Contemporary Marriages of Mothers and Fathers
Document Type
Conference Paper
Journal/Book Title/Conference
No One Best Way: Work-Family Strategies, theGendered Division of Parenting, and the Contemporary Marriages of Mothers and Fathers
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
In the chapter, the authors seek to understand how contemporary work-family strategies and preferences shape the quality and stability of married life for American parents. The chapter explores four important topics. First, the authors look at how work-family strategies, parental time with children, and attitudes toward maternal labor force participation have changed over the last four decades for married parents. Second, they explore how different work-family strategies, as well as the fit between work-family strategies and work-family preferences, are related to the quality and stability of married life for mothers and fathers. Third, they explore how the gendered division of parenting and the amount of parental time spent with children influences marital quality and stability among parents. Finally, the authors look at how the relationships between work, parenting, and marital quality and stability vary by class. To do this, the authors analyze data from the 2000 Survey of Marriage and Family Life and the 2nd wave of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH2). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Recommended Citation
Wilcox, W. B., & Dew, J. P. (October 2008). No one best way: Work-family strategies, the gendered division of parenting, and the contemporary marriages of mothers and fathers. Paper presented at a conference at the University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA
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Paper presented at a conference at the University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA