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4. Becoming Mothers, Making Fathers: Negotiations in the Economy of Care
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Tables xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- 1. Introduction 3
- 2. Giving Birth: The Dynamics of Support and Agency 37
- 3. Becoming Parents: The Challenges of the Postpartum Period 77
- 4. Becoming Mothers, Making Fathers: Negotiations in the Economy of Care 117
- 5. Taking Care of the Baby: Reproducing Gender Differences and Divisions? 154
- 6. Home Making and Making Family 185
- 7. Being Mothers, Being Fathers: The Costs of Privatized Responsibility for Children 220
- 8. A New Life and Changed Relationships 249
- 9. Conclusion 285
- Notes 295
- References 307
- Author Index 321
- Respondent Index 325
- Subject Index 329
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Tables xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- 1. Introduction 3
- 2. Giving Birth: The Dynamics of Support and Agency 37
- 3. Becoming Parents: The Challenges of the Postpartum Period 77
- 4. Becoming Mothers, Making Fathers: Negotiations in the Economy of Care 117
- 5. Taking Care of the Baby: Reproducing Gender Differences and Divisions? 154
- 6. Home Making and Making Family 185
- 7. Being Mothers, Being Fathers: The Costs of Privatized Responsibility for Children 220
- 8. A New Life and Changed Relationships 249
- 9. Conclusion 285
- Notes 295
- References 307
- Author Index 321
- Respondent Index 325
- Subject Index 329
