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Couples at Work

Negotiating Paid Employment, Housework, and Childcare
By Emily Christopher
Series: Sociology of Children and Families
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Couples at Work offers a unique look into how couples manage paid employment, housework and childcare. The author explores how employment structures, policies, and practices intersect with individual attitudes to either reinforce or challenge gender inequalities in the domestic sphere through the 'doing' and 'undoing' of... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Couples at Work offers a unique look into how couples manage paid employment, housework and childcare. The author explores how employment structures, policies, and practices intersect with individual attitudes to either reinforce or challenge gender inequalities in the domestic sphere through the 'doing' and 'undoing' of gender.

Series: Sociology of Children and Families

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529224962

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol University Press

Illustration: Not illustrated

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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Education & Reference Emily Christopher Non-Fiction Series: Sociology of Children and Families

About the Author

Emily Christopher is lecturer in Sociology and Policy at Aston University.

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