Gender and generativity issues in parenting: Do fathers benefit more than mothers from involvement in child care activities?

Author(s): McKeering, Helen; Packenham, Kenneth I.;
Date Issued: 2000
Publisher(s): Plenum Press
Description: An exploration of parental and societal generativity--the Eriksonian developmental stage wherein adults learn to care for others and develop an interest in guiding the next generation--as it relates to fathers’ involvement in child care, based on questionnaires from 134 predominantly white, middle class, Australian cohabiting parents
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Journal Title: Sex Roles
Volume Number: 43
Issue Number: 7-8
Page Range: 459-480
Topics: International Child Care & Early Education > Single-Country Studies

Parents & Families > Involvement In Child Care & Early Education

Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics > Gender
Country: Australia
ISSN: 0360-0025 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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