TY - JOUR
T1 - Paternal involvement in child care as a function of maternal employment in nuclear and extended families in India
AU - Suppal, Preeti
AU - Roopnarine, Jaipaul L.
PY - 1999/5
Y1 - 1999/5
N2 - Paternal involvement in childcare as a function of family structure and maternal employment status was assessed in 92 dual-wage and 103 single-wage Indian families with preschool-aged children residing in different areas of New Delhi, India. Mothers and fathers completed Radin's Paternal Involvement in Child Care Index (PICCI). Data showed that parents in single-wage families spent more time in primary caregiving compared with parents in dual-wage families. Fathers' involvement scores on the different components of the PICCI did not vary as a function of mother's employment status or family structure. Data are discussed with respect to the rigidity of men's roles in a historically patriarchal society.
AB - Paternal involvement in childcare as a function of family structure and maternal employment status was assessed in 92 dual-wage and 103 single-wage Indian families with preschool-aged children residing in different areas of New Delhi, India. Mothers and fathers completed Radin's Paternal Involvement in Child Care Index (PICCI). Data showed that parents in single-wage families spent more time in primary caregiving compared with parents in dual-wage families. Fathers' involvement scores on the different components of the PICCI did not vary as a function of mother's employment status or family structure. Data are discussed with respect to the rigidity of men's roles in a historically patriarchal society.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1018808718351
DO - 10.1023/A:1018808718351
M3 - Article
C2 - 12296064
AN - SCOPUS:0033237307
SN - 0360-0025
VL - 40
SP - 731
EP - 744
JO - Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
JF - Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
IS - 9-10
ER -