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Zusatztext "Pappenheim and Graves offer practical suggestions . . . A subject of increasing relevance." Informationen zum Autor Harriet Pappenheim, L.C.S.W., has been in private practice in New York City since 1973. She is on the faculties of the Psychoanalytic Institute of the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health and the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center, and lectures frequently on a range of couples therapy issues. She is a member of the American Association of Marital and Family Therapists, and a former president of the Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Society. She lives with her husband in New York City. Ginny Graves has been writing about women's issues for fifteen years. An award-winning journalist and author, her work has appeared in dozens of national magazines, including Elle , Reader's Digest , Outside , Self , Parents , and Fitness . She lives with her husband and two sons in Fairfax, California. Klappentext Millions of married women who work now outearn their husbands?35 percent . . . and rising! Yet deeply ingrained personal and societal attitudes have failed to keep pace with these dramatic changes, putting a serious strain on many relationships. Now, experienced couples therapist Harriet Pappenheim and award-winning journalist Ginny Graves offer insights gleaned from interviews with more than one hundred women and men (conducted specially for this book) and present solutions to the unexpected conflicts engendered by this new family dynamic, addressing such critical topics as: Why working women still do more housework than their husbands—even when their husbands stay at homeCoping with the challenges to marital stability when the husband is laid off, changes careers, or chooses to leave the workforceHow to keep a relationship romantically alive and sexually active when the wife has the bigger paycheck Navigating tricky financial decision-making when she is the primary breadwinnerHelping your children prepare for new family patterns in the years aheadHow to communicate with your spouse about these supercharged issuesAnd many more! Provocative, empowering, and practical, For Richer or Poorer is a blueprint for marital success for couples at the forefront of this silent—and paradigm-shattering—revolution. Zusammenfassung Millions of married women who work now outearn their husbands—35 percent . . . and rising! Yet deeply ingrained personal and societal attitudes have failed to keep pace with these dramatic changes! putting a serious strain on many relationships. Now! experienced couples therapist Harriet Pappenheim and award-winning journalist Ginny Graves offer insights gleaned from interviews with more than one hundred women and men (conducted specially for this book) and present solutions to the unexpected conflicts engendered by this new family dynamic! addressing such critical topics as: Why working women still do more housework than their husbands—even when their husbands stay at home Coping with the challenges to marital stability when the husband is laid off! changes careers! or chooses to leave the workforce How to keep a relationship romantically alive and sexually active when the wife has the bigger paycheck Navigating tricky financial decision-making when she is the primary breadwinner Helping your children prepare for new family patterns in the years ahead How to communicate with your spouse about these supercharged issues And many more! Provocative! empowering! and practical! For Richer or Poorer is a blueprint for marital success for couples at the forefront of this silent—and paradigm-shattering—revolution. ...
