10.18128/MPC2016-1
Garcia Roman, Joan
Joan
Garcia Roman
Flood, Sarah M.
Sarah M.
Flood
Genadek, Katie
Katie
Genadek
Parents' time with a partner in cross-national context: A comparison of the US, Spain, and France
Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Population Center
2016
Working Paper
en
doi:10.18128/CP-MPC
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Time shared with a partner is an indicator of marital well-being and couples wants to spend time together. However, time with a partner depends on work and family arrangements as well as the policies, norms and values that prevail in society. Contrary to time spent with children, couples’ shared time in cross-national context is relatively unstudied. Previous studies from specific countries show that dual-earner couples spend less time together and that parents spend less time alone together. The aim of our study is to investigate partnered parents' shared time across countries to understand how social conditions, cultural norms and policy contexts are related to the amount and nature of couples’ shared time. Specifically, we compare time with a partner in the US, France and Spain.
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