Who Pays for the Kids?
Author | : Nancy Folbre |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1994-01-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134903948 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134903944 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Download or read book Who Pays for the Kids? written by Nancy Folbre and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1994-01-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three paradoxes surround the division of the costs of social reproduction:* Women have entered the paid labour force in growing numbers, but they continue to perform most of the unpaid labour of housework and childcare.* Birth rates have fallen but more and more mothers are supporting children on their own, with little or no assistance from fathers