Title: Stay-at-home dad - Wikipedia
Headings: Stay-at-home dad
Stay-at-home dad
Contents
Evolution of family roles
Pre-industrialization
Industrialization (1800–1900)
Transition to modern family (1900–present)
Increase in popularity in the 21st century
Disadvantages
Advantages
For the child
For the mother
For the father
Prevalence
Australia
Canada
East Asia
China
North Korea
United Kingdom
United States
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: The number of stay-at-home dads began gradually increasing in the late 20th century, especially in developed Western nations. The recent statistic that Pew Research released, showed a report in June 2014 that found 2 million men to be stay-at-home dads in the US. However, in 2010, the number of stay-at-home dads had reached its highest point of 2.2 million. Though the role is subject to many stereotypes, and men may have difficulties accessing parenting benefits, communities, and services targeted at mothers, it became more socially acceptable by the 2000s. The stay-at-home dad was more regularly portrayed in the media by the 2000s, especially in the United States. However, due to traditional family structures and stereotypic expectations, the stay at home father figure remains culturally unacceptable in countries in Asia . Contents
1 Evolution of family roles
1.1 Pre-industrialization
1.2 Industrialization (1800–1900)
1.3 Transition to modern family (1900–present)
2 Increase in popularity in the 21st century
3 Disadvantages
4 Advantages
4.1 For the child
4.2 For the mother
4.3 For the father
5 Prevalence
5.1 Australia
5.2 Canada
5.3 East Asia
5.4 China
5.5 North Korea
5.6 United Kingdom
5.7 United States
6 See also
7 References
8 Further reading
9 External links
Evolution of family roles
Pre-industrialization
In the colonial United States, the nuclear family was the most common family form. Typical families consisted of five or more children initially; because of high infant mortality rates, only a few children survived adolescence. Colonial families existed to serve six main functions: