"Children and the Revolution"

Paper Summary:

The paper looks at Lynn Craig's study that demonstrates how women are working harder and longer than men. The paper discusses how Craig's work does not stand up to academic scrutiny but it still validates other studies and supports the conclusion that women's workload increases when they have children and that men are only beginning to take on more of the domestic tasks.

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Summary of Craig's Work
What Do Others Have to Say?

From the Paper:

"Lynn Craig took a long, hard look at a situation that has become a part of modern life; the mother must often go outside of the home for employment. This social trend slowly developed from social changes and out of financial necessity for many. Craig's research questions reflect motherhood in terms of additional workload in the day. She compared the number of hours worked by single persons and married persons, both with and without children. Her hypothesis was that childcare adds a significant measurable workload to the days of men and women with children, as compared to those without children."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Craig, L. 2006. Children and the revolution: A time-diary analysis of the impact of motherhood on daily workload. Journal of Sociology. 42, p.125.
• Else,A. 1997. Having it Both Ways?. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand. 9, pp.16-26
• Gjerdingen, D. 2000. Expectant Parents' Anticipated Changes in Workload After the Birth of Their First Child. Journal of Family Practice. FindArticles.com. 27 Apr. 2007. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0689/is_11_49/ai_68145585
• Glezer, H. 1991. Juggling Work and Family Commitments. Family Matters . 28, pp.6-10
• Joshi, J. 1998. The opportunity costs of childbearing: More than mothers' business. Journal of Population Economics. 11 (2) pp. 1432-1475.

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