ISBN:
9780230517028
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (207 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction
Parallel Title:
Print version Modern Couples Sharing Money, Sharing Life
DDC:
306.81
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This collection is the result of a five-year-long collaboration of sociologists in Sweden, Spain and the United States. In-depth, extended interviews with couples explore their daily lives and provide insights into the impact of modernity, gender roles, and expectations of the meaning of money and the complex financial reality of households. SANDRA DEMA University of Oviedo, Spain MARTA IBÁÑEZ University of Oviedo, Spain CHARLOTT NYMAN Umeå University, Sweden LASSE REINIKAINEN Umeå University, Sweden FRANK WILSON University of Pittsburgh, USA
Abstract:
This collection is the result of a five-year-long collaboration of sociologists in Sweden, Spain and the United States. In-depth, extended interviews with couples explore their daily lives and provide insights into the impact of modernity, gender roles, and expectations of the meaning of money and the complex financial reality of households
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: The Role of Money in 'Doing Couple'; 1 An Overview: Research on Couples and Money; 2 Our Methods; 3 Elusive Independence in a Context of Gender Equality in Sweden; 4 The Meaning of Breadwinning in Dual-Earner Couples; 5 The Intertwining of Money and Love in Couple Relationships; 6 Doing Gender While Doing Couple: Concluding Remarks; Appendix A: Protocol for Interviewing Couples; Appendix B: Protocol for Interviewing Individuals; Appendix C: Standardized Demographic Survey Questionnaire
Description / Table of Contents:
Appendix D: The Comprehensive Code List for Analysis of InterviewsReferences; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z
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Description based upon print version of record
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