Family Time : The Social Organization of Care

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those with a general interest in gender studies.

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Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Big Picture
The Misallocation of Time
Time Use and Public Policy
Using the Yardstick of Time to Capture Care
Activity, Proximity, or Responsibility?: Measuring parental child care time
Making the Invisible Visible: The life and time(s) of informal caregivers
Valuing Child Care and Elder Care
Bringing Up Bobby and Betty: The inputs and outputs of child care time
Valuing Informal Elder Care
Parenting, Employment and the Pressures of Care
Packaging Care: What happens when children receive non-parental care?
Parenting and Employment: What time-use surveys show
The Rush Hour: The quality of time and gender equity
International Comparisons
Families in Four Countries
Parenthood Without Penalty
Appendix: Details of National Australian Time Use Surveys
Notes on Contributors
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