Men, work, and family

Men have traditionally been labelled as providers and women as nurturers; however, recent research on the work/family nexus has revealed that a far more complex situation exists in contemporary life. While many men fill the stereotypical role, an equal number face the same stresses that confront working women. In this volume, articles present new research on the diversity of men's work/family relationships, addressing a variety of family structures, characteristics and nationalities. The work of well-known researchers in the field is included, and a wide range of methods and populations studied.

PART ONE: FATHERING AND PROVIDING What Do Fathers Provide? Economic and Nurturant Dimensions of Men as Parents - Theodore F Cohen Are Men Marginal to the Family? Insights from Chicago's Inner City - Haya Stier and Marta Tienda Japanese Fathers - Masako Ishii-Kuntz Work Demands and Family Roles Elderly Mexican-American Men - Norma Williams Work and Family Patterns PART TWO: ROLE ALLOCATION AND ROLE CHANGE Work and Family Orientations of Contemporary Adolescent Boys and Girls - Katherine Dennehy and Jeylan Mortimer Resistance and Change - Beth Willinger College Men's Attitudes Toward Family and Work in the 1990s Ethnicity and Difference - Beth Anne Shelton and Daphne John White, Black and Hispanic Men's Household Labor Time Reluctant Compliance - Scott Coltrane and Elsa Valdez Work/Family Role Allocation in Dual-Earner Chicano Families Balancing Work and Single Fatherhood - Geoffrey L Greif, Alfred DeMaris and Jane C Hood Meanings of Housework for Single Fathers and Mothers - Polly Fassinger Insights into Gender Inequality PART THREE: WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION AND POLICY Are Family-Supportive Employer Policies Relevant to Men? - Joseph H Pleck Nurturing Fathers and Working Mothers - Linda Haas Changing Gender Roles in Sweden Segmentation and Synergy - Amy Andrews and Lotte Bailyn Two Models of Linking Work and Family