Regendering care or undoing gendered binaries of parenting in contemporary UK society?

Locke, Abigail

Abstract

Boyer, Dermott, James and MacLeavy discuss the rise of fathers in primary caregiving positions within the United Kingdom following the recessions from 2008 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012 and outline a number of key questions. In this commentary, I consider the aims of their piece, both within contemporary parenting culture and the negotiation of gendered binaries of care. I note that a more intersectional understanding of the decisions that families are making with regard to combining work and childcare is timely.

Citation

Locke, A. (2017). Regendering care or undoing gendered binaries of parenting in contemporary UK society?. Dialogues in Human Geography, 7(1), 88-91. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043820617691597

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Mar 27, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Deposit Date: Jun 1, 2023
• Journal: Dialogues in Human Geography
• Print ISSN: 2043-8206
• Electronic ISSN: 2043-8214
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 88-91
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2043820617691597
• Keywords: Geography, Planning and Development