Do We Invest Less Time in Children? Trends in Parental Time in Selected Industrialized Countries Since the 1960's

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Anne H. Gauthier, University of Calgary, Department of SociologyFollow
Timothy M. Smeeding
Frank F. Furstenberg, University of Pennsylvania, Department of SociologyFollow

Description/Abstract

This paper examines trends in parental time in selected industrialized countries since the 1960s using time-use survey data. Despite the time pressures to which today’s families are confronted, parents appear to be devoting more time to children than they did some 40 years ago. Results also suggest a decrease in the differences between fathers and mothers in time devoted to children. Mothers continue to devote more time to childcare than fathers, but the gender gap has been reduced. These results are observed in several countries and therefore suggest a large global trend towards an increase in parental time investment with their children.

Document Type

Working Paper

Date

2004

Keywords

Parenting, children, childcare

Language

English

Series

Working Papers Series

Disciplines

Sociology

Additional Information

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Recommended Citation

Gauthier, Anne H.; Smeeding, Timothy M.; and Furstenberg, Frank F., "Do We Invest Less Time in Children? Trends in Parental Time in Selected Industrialized Countries Since the 1960's" (2004). Center for Policy Research. 99.
https://surface.syr.edu/cpr/99

Source

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