TY - JOUR PY - 2009// TI - Gender Dynamics and Role Adjustment During the Transition to Parenthood: Current Perspectives JO - Family Journal: counseling and therapy for couples and families A1 - Koivunen, Julie M. A1 - Rothaupt, Jeanne W. A1 - Wolfgram, Susan M. SP - 323 EP - 328 VL - 17 IS - 4 N2 - This review of recent literature addresses the issues of marital change across the transition to parenthood, the process of redefining gender roles, the division of labor in the family, striving for equally shared parenting, and the struggle to maintain egalitarianism after the birth of a child. Furthermore, this article also provides practice-related implications for practitioners, an inclusive term that includes family life educators, couple and family counselors and therapists, social workers, family service agency personnel, home health aides, and others working with couples and families.
LA - SN - 1066-4807 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480709347360 ID - ref1 ER -