Resources and decision making

Question 1

What did Hardill say?

Answer 1

Studied 30 dual career couples
Finch - womens life structured around husbands careers
Important decisions made by men - career took priority

Question 2

What did Edgell say?

Answer 2

Decision making is due to amount of pay you earn
Very important = men
Important = joint or wife
Less = wife

Question 3

What id feminists say?

Answer 3

in patriarchal society cultural definition of men as decision making is ingrained through socialisation

Question 4

What did Paul and Vogler say?

Answer 4

Pooling common in couples both in full work
Poolin - both have access to income
Allowance system
Study - 11 couples compared to parents - increase in pooling (19 to 50%) decline in allowance system (36-12%)

Question 5

What did Kempson say?

Answer 5

Women denied needs, spent money on kids

Question 6

What did Barrett and McIntosh say?

Answer 6

Men gain from women housework financial support comes with strings attached