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After parenthood, same-sex parents diverge from different-sex norms—and from each other, researcher finds

Research by Penn sociologist Pilar Gonalons-Pons and others has shown that after a man and a woman have a child, the couple's relative share of paid and unpaid labor tends to change dramatically, with the father specializing in paid work and the mother in child care.

After parenthood, same-sex parents diverge from different-sex norms—and from each other, researcher finds
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Research by Penn sociologist Pilar Gonalons-Pons and others has shown that after a man and a woman have a child, the couple's relative share of paid and unpaid labor tends to change dramatically, with the father specializing in paid work and the mother in child care.

Originally published at Phys.org

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