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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1011670
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 34
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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Gender Norms and Institutional Culture: The Family-Friendly versus the Father-Friendly University
Sallee, Margaret W.
Journal of Higher Education, v84 n3 p363-396 May-Jun 2013
This article investigates the role that gender norms and expectations about parenting play in establishing the family-friendly versus the father-friendly university. Using interviews with 51 male faculty at three research universities, the article considers how faculty and administrators' actions perpetuate cultures that promote or hinder men's involvement in the home. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Family Work Relationship, Sex Role, Fathers, College Faculty, Case Studies, Research Universities, Males, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Leaves of Absence, Departments, Policy Analysis, Parent Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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