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Why dads can't be the dads they want to be

  • Written by Kevin Shafer, Associate Professor of Sociology; Faculty Affiliate in Social Work, Brigham Young University
imageIt's about more than gender dynamics: Do social institutions get in the way of dads being dads?Reginald Williams / Pexels, FAL

In most families, mothers and fathers both work hard. Pew Research recently reported that moms and dads in the U.S. work essentially equal hours when paid work hours are combined with household chores and child care hours.

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