Modern Couples Sharing Money, Sharing Life

Zusatztext '..[A] crucial resource for students of households, love and money' - Viviana Zelizer, Lloyd Cotsen '50 Professor of Sociology, Princeton University 'Riveting. I could not put it down...one of the most interesting and engaging sociology books I've read in a long time.'- Carolyn Vogler, Senior Lecturer, City University, London '...original and insightful...it shows how, in three very different countries, money ties couples together but causes conflicts, allows independence but causes dependence' - Jan Pahl, Professor Emeritus of Social Policy, University of Kent Informationen zum Autor SANDRA DEMA University of Oviedo, SpainMARTA IBÁÑEZ University of Oviedo, SpainCHARLOTT NYMAN Umeå University, SwedenLASSE REINIKAINEN Umeå University, SwedenFRANK WILSON University of Pittsburgh, USA Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Role of Money in "Doing Couple"; J.Stocks An Overview: Research on Couples and Money; S.Dema & C.Nyman Our Methods; C.Díaz , C.Nyman & J.Stocks Elusive Independence in a Context of Gender in Sweden; C.Nyman & L.Reinikainen The Meaning of Breadwinning in Dual-Earner Couples; F.Wilson & J.Stocks The Intertwining of Money and Love in Couple Relationships; C.Díaz-Martínez , S.Dema & M.Ibáñez Doing Gender While Doing Couple: Concluding Remarks; B.Halleröd , C.Díaz & J.Stocks Appendix A Protocol for Interviewing Couples Appendix B Protocol for Interviewing Individuals Appendix C Standardized demographic Survey Questionnaire Appendix D The Comprehensive Code List for Analysis of Interviews References Index...

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• Autori: Bjorn Hallerod, Björn Halleröd, Jane Stocks, Janet Stocks, Janet Diaz-Martinez Stocks, Janet Hallerod Stocks
• Con la collaborazione di: Capitolina Diaz (Editore), C. Diaz-Martinez (Editore), Capitolina Diaz-Martinez (Editore), Díaz-Martínez (Editore), C Díaz-Martínez (Editore), C. Díaz-Martínez (Editore), Capitolina Díaz-Martínez (Editore), B. Hallerod (Editore), Bjorn Hallerod (Editore), B. Halleröd (Editore), Björn Halleröd (Editore), J. Stocks (Editore), Janet Stocks (Editore)
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.07.2007
• EAN: 9780230517028
• ISBN: 978-0-230-51702-8
• Pagine: 205
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; B, Gender Studies, Sociology, Family, Social groups, Sociology: family & relationships, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Gender studies, gender groups, families, Families—Social aspects, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, demography;Doing gender;gender