Sociology.Family and Households

Duncompe and Marsden
1993. Women are mainly responsible for managing the whole family’s emotions; triple shift of work: housework/childcare, paid job, emotional work

Edgel
1980. Decision making: wives are dominantly responsible for minor decisions such as interior decorations, food and clothes while husbands in all other important areas. Most interviewed couples see sexual equality as a bad thing

Pahl
1989.Money and Management. Different types of money management:
 - Housekeeping allowance system: a husband gives fixed sum of money to his wife for housekeeping and controls how this money is spent
 - Pooling system: money is shared between husband and wife however men have dominant role in planning of spending this money.
Women who are in paid job usually have more power in financial question rather than those who don’t have job
Men generally tend to have more personal spending rather than women and if someone had to economize on himself it usually were women.
Independent managing of money usually appear in young couples who don’t have children and don’t need to spend on mortgages or buying expensive things.

Gullian Dunne
1999. Lesbian households share main responsibilities such as housework or childcare
Gender inequality in labor market shape gender inequality in relations.

Allan and Crow

“Women get satisfaction from self-sacrifice. This confirms her identity as a good wife and mother” (Sociology in Focus, AQA AS level)