Sir, - The topic of the changing role of men in the home is something about which Harry Ferguson (1996) and Kieran McKeown (1998) have written in recent times. I am interested in researching this issue further.
So far my attempts to locate a sample of men who are engaged in full-time childcare and domestic work in the home while their wives/partners are out working has proved unsuccessful. Therefore, I am appealing to male readers of The Irish Times who may wish to contribute to this study and who fulfil these criteria to consider contacting me in writing at the Department of Sociology, Trinity College, Dublin, or to phone me at 087-6725147 or 016026650. Because of time constraints I am keen to contact men with a Dublin address.
My study is part of a dissertation for a master's degree. - Yours, etc.,
Martin Keane, Trinity College, Dublin 2.