Mothers' and fathers' childcare involvement with young children in rural families in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hossain, Ziarat, Roopnarine, Jaipaul L., Masud, Jariah, Muhamed, Abdullah Al‐Hadi, Baharudin, Rozumah, Abdullah, Rohani, Juhari, Rumaya
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18343/1/Mothers.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18343/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207590444000294
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

There is a paucity of data on paternal involvement in childcare in traditional Muslim families in Asia. Using culturalecological models of human development that focus on the developmental niche and hegemonic perspectives on masculinity, mothers' and fathers' levels of childcare involvemen...