Modern Couples Sharing Money, Sharing Life
Contributors: Janet Stocks (Editor); Capitolina Diaz (Editor); Bjorn Hallerod (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 18, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780230517028
Subjects: Marriage; Distribution Of Income; Sex Roles (Sociological Aspects); Social Science; Sociology; Spain; Sweden; USA; Sociology - Marriage & Family; Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family; Economics - Microeconomics; Gender Studies
Description: Modern Couples Sharing Money, Sharing Life is the result of a five-year collaboration of sociologists in three very different countries: Sweden, Spain and the USA, investigating how individuals in intimate couple relationships navigate their daily lives in the context of a changed and changing modernity. In-depth, extended interviews were conducted with couples in exploring questions about their financial arrangements, housework, child-care, careers, leisure time activities and sexual relations. The focus of the book is primarily on their financial arrangements, exploring the meaning of money, individualization, and gender in the context of couple relationships today.