Couples: Resources And Decision Making

Question 1

BARRETT + MACLNTOSH

Answer 1

•men gain more from women domestic work

•financial support given by men is unpredictable

•men make decision on spending

Question 2

KEMPSON

Answer 2

•women from low income families denied their own needs

•women have no entitlement to the shared household items

Question 3

PAHL + VOLGER (allowance system, pooling)

Answer 3

•allowance system= wives are given budget to run the house old and men keep extra income

•pooling= both partners have assess to income and joint responsibilities

HOWEVER!
•pahl + volger found out men have the dominate hand in pooling

Question 4

EDGELL (decion making)

Answer 4

• very important decisions- taken by husband or jointly husband gets finally say

• important decisions- during decisions but rarely wife alone

• less important decisions- taken by wife

Men make more decisions as they earn more and women are dependent

HOWEVER!

70% of couple say they have equal say