Modern Couples Sharing Money, Sharing Life - by Janet Stocks & Björn Halleröd (Paperback)
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Highlights
- This collection is the result of a five-year-long collaboration of sociologists in Sweden, Spain and the United States.
- About the Author: SANDRA DEMA University of Oviedo, Spain MARTA IBÁÑEZ University of Oviedo, Spain CHARLOTT NYMAN Umeå University, Sweden LASSE REINIKAINEN Umeå University, Sweden FRANK WILSON University of Pittsburgh, USA
- 196 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology
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This book explores the complex financial relationships among dual-earner couples in a comparative study of the USA, Spain and Sweden.Book Synopsis
This collection is the result of a five-year-long collaboration of sociologists in Sweden, Spain and the United States. In-depth, extended interviews with couples explore their daily lives and provide insights into the impact of modernity, gender roles, and expectations of the meaning of money and the complex financial reality of households.Review Quotes
'..[A] crucial resource for students of households, love and money' - Viviana Zelizer, Lloyd Cotsen '50 Professor of Sociology, Princeton University
'Riveting. I could not put it down...one of the most interesting and engaging sociology books I've read in a long time.'- Carolyn Vogler, Senior Lecturer, City University, London
'...original and insightful...it shows how, in three very different countries, money ties couples together but causes conflicts, allows independence but causes dependence' - Jan Pahl, Professor Emeritus of Social Policy, University of Kent
About the Author
SANDRA DEMA University of Oviedo, Spain MARTA IBÁÑEZ University of Oviedo, Spain CHARLOTT NYMAN Umeå University, Sweden LASSE REINIKAINEN Umeå University, Sweden FRANK WILSON University of Pittsburgh, USADimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .48 Inches (D)
Weight: .59 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 196
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Sociology
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Theme: Marriage & Family
Format: Paperback
Author: Janet Stocks & Björn Halleröd
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 2007
TCIN: 1005550435
UPC: 9781349354825
Item Number (DPCI): 247-35-6471
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.59 pounds
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