Making Sense of Parenthood: Caring, Gender and Family Lives

Tina Miller

doi:10.1017/9781316219270

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Making Sense of ParenthoodCaring, Gender and Family Lives
pp i-ii

Making Sense of Parenthood - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

Acknowledgements
pp viii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-7

1 - Parenthoods
pp 8-28

2 - Caring Landscapes and Gendered Practices
pp 29-48

3 - Fathering
pp 49-74

4 - Mothering
pp 75-98

5 - Parenting Separately?
pp 99-122

6 - Unfolding Relationships
pp 123-145

7 - Conclusions and Reflections
pp 146-164

References
pp 165-183

Index
pp 184-188

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