The co-location of home and work in two generations of farmers: what effects on fathering practices?

What is it about?

This article investigates what working at home means for father involvement in childcare in two generations of farmers. The study demonstrates that the significance of the co-location of home and work for fathering depends on shifting cultural and social contexts, and underscores fathering practices as relational, contingent and variable.

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Why is it important?

It shows that a flexible work situation such as working at home does not necessarily improve fathers' care for children during the day.