Decision making and finances in households

Question 1

What sociologists say finances are unequal in the household?

Answer 1

Jan Pahl and Carolyn vogler
Stephen edgell

Question 2

What does Jan Pahl and Carolyn Vogler say?

Answer 2

say that among families men usually make the major financial decisions
- two main types of control over income : allowance system and pooling where both partners have access to the money

Question 3

What does Stephen edgell say?

Answer 3

found that important decisions involving finance were taken on by the man but other decisions like childrens educaton were taken on by the wife - argues that this is because men earn more so the woman is dependent on them economically

Question 4

What does Janet finch say?

Answer 4

says that womens lives tend to be structured around their husbands careers

Question 5

Economic explanation

Answer 5

women earn less so they don’t have as much control over the finance part of the relationship

Question 6

Cultural explanation

Answer 6

argue that it is a patriarchal society so men as the decision maker is deeply ingrained in both men and women

Question 7

Criticisms of this topic

Answer 7

-studies could be out of date
- changes in attitudes could have contributed to a change in society
- more laws telling us that everyone is equal