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When Do Fathers Care? Mothers’ Economic Contribution and Fathers’ Involvement in Child Care

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Raley, Sara, Bianchi, Suzanne M., Wang, Wendy·2012·American Journal of Sociology
DOI 10.1086/663354PMC PMC4568757
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Previous literature suggests a tenuous link between fathers' care of children and maternal employment and earnings. This study shows that the link is stronger when measures of caregiving capture fathers' increased responsibility for children. The analysis of time diary data from 6,572 married fathers and 7,376 married mothers with children under age 13 indicates that fathers (1) engage in more "solo" care of children when their wives are employed, (2) are more likely to do the kind of child care associated with responsibility for their children when their wives spend more time in the labor market, and (3) participate more in routine care when their wives contribute a greater share of the couple's earnings. In addition, the "father care" to "mother care" ratio rises when mothers contribute a greater share of household earnings.

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Authors
Raley, S., Bianchi, S. M., & Wang, W.
Affiliations
  • McDaniel College (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Pew Research Center (US)
ORCID
Wang, Wendy
Venue
American Journal of Sociology
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
2012-03
Volume
117
Issue
5
Pages
1422-1459
ISSN
  • 0002-9602 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5390
DOI
10.1086/663354
PMC
PMC4568757
OpenAlex
W1672615387
Cited by
477
References
62
Citations by year
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FWCI
40.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Sociology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD041022)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
Keywords
father involvement in childcare, maternal employment, household earnings, gender division of labor, time diary data, child care, married couples

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