Comparative perspectives on work-life balance and gender equality : fathers on leave alone /: fathers on leave alone. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Margaret O'Brien, Karin Wall, editors.
• Editors: O'Brien, Margaret, 1954-; Wall, Karin
• Contents: Chapter 1: Fathers on Leave Alone: Setting the Scene: Margaret O'Brien and Karin Wall -- Chapter 2: The Ethics of Care and the Radical Potential of Fathers 'Home Alone on Leave': Care as Practice, Relational Ontology, and Social Justice: Andrea Doucet -- Chapter 3: Fathers on Leave Alone in Norway: Changes and Continuities: Elin Kvande and Berit Brandth -- Chapter 4: Fathers on Leave Alone in Portugal: Lived experiences and Impact of Forerunner Fathers: Karin Wall and Mafalda Leitão -- Chapter 5: Fathers on Leave Alone in Québec (Canada): the Case of Innovative, Subversive and Activist Fathers!: Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Nadia Lazzari Dodeler -- Chapter 6: Fathers on Leave Alone in Finland: Negotiations and Lived Experiences: Johanna Lammi-Taskula -- Chapter 7: Fathers on Leave Alone in Spain: 'Hey, I want to be able to do it like that, too': Gerardo Meil, Pedro Romero-Balsas and Jesús Rogero-García -- Chapter 8: Fathers on Leave Alone in Sweden: Toward more Equal Parenthood?: Ann-Zofie Duvander, Linda Haas and Sara Thalberg -- Chapter 9: Fathers on Leave Alone in Iceland: Normal Paternal Behaviour?: Ingólfur V. Gíslason -- Chapter 10: Fathers on Leave Alone in the UK -- a Gift Exchange between Mother and Father?: Margaret O'Brien and Katherine Twamley -- Chapter 11: Fathers on Leave Alone in France: Does part time parental leave for men move towards an egalitarian model?: Danielle Boyer -- Chapter 12: Fathers on Leave Alone in Switzerland: Agents of Social Change?: Isabel Valarino -- Chapter 13: Fathers on Leave Alone in Japan: Lived Experiences of the Pioneers: Hideki Nakazato -- Chapter 14: Discussion and Conclusions: Karin Wall and Margaret O'Brien.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer Open
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 266 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 305; Work and family; Work-life balance; Parental leave; Fatherhood; Social sciences; Sociology; Families; Sex (Psychology); Gender expression; Gender identity; Zoology & animal sciences; Families; Fatherhood; Gender expression; Gender identity; Parental leave; Sex (Psychology); Social sciences; Sociology; Work and family; Work-life balance; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319429700; 3319429701
• Related ISBNs: 9783319429687; 331942968X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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