Resources and decision making in households Flashcards
What did Kempson (1994) find?
Women in low-income families denied their own needs to make ends meet.
Which two types of family income control do Pahl and Vogler (1993) identify?
The allowance system and pooling.
What inequalities did Edgell (1980) find?
There were inequalities in making decisions such as moving house or about finances, where the husband would have the most or all the say.
Less important decisions were made by the wife.
What is the material explanation for the inequalities in decision making?
Men have more decision making because they earn more, whereas women are economically depednent, so they have less say.
What is the cultural explanation for the inequalities in decision making?
Feminists argue that gender role socialisation in a patriarchal society instils the idea that men are the decision-makers.
What does Smart (2007) say about same-sex couples and money?
They do not see the control of money as meaning equality or inequality.
What do radical feminists say about domestic violence?
It is the result of patriarchy.
What do Dobash and Dobash say about domestic violence?
It’s triggered when husbands feel their authority is being challenged.
What is the materialist explanation for domestic violence?
Women aren’t the only group at risk, children, the young, and poor and lower classes are also at risk.
