Sharing Care: Equal and Primary Carer Fathers and Early Years Parenting

by Rachel Brooks, Paul Hodkinson

This timely study explores the experiences of fathers who take on equal or primary care responsibilities for young children. The authors examine what prompts these arrangements, how fathers adjust to their caregiving roles, and what challenges they face. Offering academic insight and practical recommendations, this will be key reading for researchers, policymakers, practitioners and students interested in contemporary families.

230 pages, Hardcover

Published August 7, 2020

About the author

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Rachel Brooks is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, UK.