Doucet, A., & Merla, L. (2007). Stay-at-home fathering: A strategy for balancing work and home in Canadian and Belgian families. Community, Work and Family, 10, 455-473.
The researchers on this study coordinated findings from two qualitative, interview-based studies of stay-at-home fathers -- 70 from Canada and 21 from Belgium. It is noted that Canadian and Belgian governments are both “relatively weak in the provision of childcare…as well as in flexible working options that would allow families to effectively balance work and home.” The authors attempt to analyze how these fathers reconcile their caregiving roles with hegemonic conceptions of masculinity. The study suggests that stay-at-home fathers construct a new masculine identity while embracing typically “feminine” caregiving characteristics and that these stay-at-home fathers advocate for the intrinsic value of unpaid work. (annotated by Kelly Siss)

Finley, G. E., Mira, S. D., & Schwartz, S. J. (2008). Perceived paternal and maternal involvement: Factor structures, mean differences, and parental roles. Fathering, 6, 62-82.
In this study, young adult children were questioned retrospectively about their perceptions of their parents’ nurturance, reported involvement, and desired involvement in order to assess gendered parenting structures and functions. The researchers found fathers to be significantly less involved than mothers on all scales, excluding “providing income.” They also found that previously established scales used to determine parenting structures both held up and confirmed parenting role division into instrumental and expressive domain clusters. (annotated by Kelly Siss)

Forste, R., Bartkowski, J.P., & Jackson, R.A. (2009). "Just be there for them": Perceptions of fathering among single, low-income men. Fathering, 1 , 49-69.
This study focused on an understudied population-- unmarried, low-income fathers. The researchers hypothesize that without the predetermined marriage script and feedback from a wife, these men will model their parenting style on their relationship with their own fathers. The results were that men who were close to their fathers as children saw a "father" as one who provides emotional support and passes along wisdom. Men who were not close to their fathers wished to avoid becoming “deadbeat dads” and placed financial support for their children as the highest value. (annotated by Kelly Siss)

Marshall, K. (2008, June). Father’s use of paid parental leave. Perspectives on Labour and Income. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-001-x/2008106/pdf/10639-eng.pdf
This report highlights the changes in Canadian fathers’ use of parental leave following recent changes in the country’s leave policies. In 1990, the introduction of the Parental Benefits Program, instituted in order to promote paternal involvement and discourage gender discrimination in the workplace, saw a substantial increase in the amount of fathers claiming paid leave. Subsequent expansions to the program highlighted in the report, including Quebec’s Parental Insurance Plan, lead to more changes in involvement. The report analyzes the data and the potential financial impacts of the new parental leave policies. (annotated by Kelly Siss)

Pailhe, A., & Solaz, A. (2007). Time with children: Do fathers and mothers replace each other when one parent is unemployed? European Journal of Population, 24, 211-236.
The researchers analyzed time-use data from a French study in order to determine how fathers and mothers allocate their time differently on domestic and parental tasks. Specifically, they wanted to analyze the effect of employment status (or lack thereof) on partners’ time spent on unpaid domestic activities. The results were that despite high numbers of women in the labor force, domestic work is still highly gendered. The authors also noted that when one parent becomes unemployed and spends more time with the children, the other partner’s time with the children does not significantly decrease. However, the least valued parental tasks (such as transportation) are more easily transferred from one partner to the other. (annotated by Kelly Siss)

Wall, G., & Arnold, S. (2007). How involved is involved fathering? An exploration of the contemporary culture of fatherhood. Gender & Society, 21, 508-527.
The authors of this article take up the common conception that modern fathers are more likely to participate in their children’s lives than were their counterparts two decades ago. The authors claim that while fathers are considerably more involved now, the parental dynamic is still far from egalitarian due to parental guilt, parental responsibilities, work-family balance issues, and hegemonic masculinities that continue to cast mothers as the primary caregivers. The authors examine a newspaper series on parenting in order to determine the ways the media frames the mother and father roles, leading to the perpetuation of stereotypes about caregiving. (annotated by Kelly Siss)

Williams, R. A. (2009). Masculinities and fathering. Community, Work & Family, 12, 57-73.
This study seeks to analyze fatherhood and masculinity within the contexts of race and socio-economic status. Williams conducted qualitative interviews with British working-class White and African-Caribbean men to assess their attitudes toward fathering and male identity. The author found that generally African-Caribbean fathers anticipated racism toward their children which thus affected their approaches to fathering. He also noted that despite racist and classist constraints, the fathers interviewed demonstrated hegemonic ideals of masculinity by priding themselves on being the primary breadwinner while still valuing “enjoyable involvement with children” as a key tenet of good fathering. (annotated by Kelly Siss)

Kearney, E., Gebert, D., Voelpel, S. C. (2009). When and how diversity benefits teams: The importance of team members’ need for cognition. Academy of Management Journal, 52, 581-598.
This paper studied 83 teams from eight organizations to determine the teams’ tendency to participate in and enjoy cognitive endeavors as a moderator of the relationship linking age and educational specialization diversity to team performance. Age and educational diversity were positively related to performance when the team need for cognition was high.

Posthuma, R. A. & Campion, M. A. (2009). Age stereotypes in the workplace: Common stereotypes, moderators, and future research directions. Journal of Management, 35, 158-188.
This literature review analyzed 117 research articles and books on age stereotypes in the workplace and reports findings that have implications for human resource management. Types of age stereotyping include poor performance, resistance to change, lower ability to learn, shorter job tenure, and greater dependability. Evidence refuting stereotypes, descriptions of studies illuminating the moderators of stereotypes, and recommendations for practice and research are included.

Quall, S. H. (Ed.). (2009). Aging families and caregiving. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley & Sons.
Table of contents: Who are the aging families? / R. Blieszner -- Functions families serve in old age / K. L. Fingerman, L. M. Miller, & A. J. Seidel -- The cultural context of clinical work with aging caregivers / M. Crowther & A. Austin -- All in the family : providing care to chronically ill and disabled older adults / M. A. P. Stephens & M. M. Franks -- Impact of dementia caregiving : risks, strains and growth / W. Liu & D. Gallagher-Thompson -- Assessment and intervention with family caregivers / J. Zarit -- Empirically supported treatment for family caregivers / S. H. Zarit -- Caregiver family therapy for conflicted families / S. H. Qualls & T. L. Noecker -- Integrating families into long-term-care psychology services : orchestrating cacophonies and symphonies / M. P. Norris -- Family caregiving and U.S. federal policy / D. L. Elmore & R. C. Talley -- Family care planning services / P. Auxier -- Caregiver services: resources, trends, and best practices / N. Giunta & A. Scharlach -- A platform for intervention and research on family communication in elder care / M. Williams & C. Lewis -- Personal health records for older adults with chronic conditions and their informal caregivers / E. A. Blechman -- Future directions in family caregiving : clinical, policy, and research initiatives / S. H. Zarit.