Stay at home dad
Overview
A stay-at-home dad is a term used to describe a father
who is the main caregiver
of the children and is the homemaker
of the household. As families have evolved, the practice of being a stay-at-home dad has become more common.
In colonial American
families, the family worked together as a unit and was self-sufficient. Due to the Industrial Revolution
, large-scale production replaced home manufacturing; this shift, coupled with then-prevailing norms governing sex or gender roles, dictated that the father become the breadwinner and the mother the caregiver
.
Father
A father, Pop, Dad, or Papa, is defined as a male parent of any type of offspring. The adjective "paternal" refers to father, parallel to "maternal" for mother...
who is the main caregiver
Caregiver
Caregiver may refer to:* Caregiver or carer - an unpaid person who cares for someone requiring support due to a disability, frailty, mental health problem, learning disability or old age...
of the children and is the homemaker
Homemaker
Homemaking is a mainly American term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping or household management...
of the household. As families have evolved, the practice of being a stay-at-home dad has become more common.
In colonial American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
families, the family worked together as a unit and was self-sufficient. Due to the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
, large-scale production replaced home manufacturing; this shift, coupled with then-prevailing norms governing sex or gender roles, dictated that the father become the breadwinner and the mother the caregiver
Caregiver
Caregiver may refer to:* Caregiver or carer - an unpaid person who cares for someone requiring support due to a disability, frailty, mental health problem, learning disability or old age...
.
