Conjugal Power Structure: A Re-Examination

Income management and decision-making – Does the individual income determine the power allocation within couples?

“…In den letzten Jahren sind zwar die hausarbeitsteilung und die Pflege bedürftiger Familienmitglieder zunehmend in das Blickfeld der Forschung geraten (blossfeld u. Schulze 2006;grunow et al 2007;Schneider et al 2001), jedoch setzen sich bislang nur wenige Studien mit der Machtrelation selbst und den gründen für Machtungleichgewichte in Paarbeziehungen auseinander (brines u. Joyner 1999;Centers et al 1971;Tichenor 2005;Vogler 1998Vogler , 2004Vogler et al 2006). In deutschland haben bislang ludwig-Mayerhofer, gartner u.…”

The interaction of religion and family members’ influence on food decisions

“…We expect a smaller percentage of the population of Western Europe to be religious, but the choices of much of the population may be affected by other belief systems that set food consumption norms. Centers, Raven, and Rodrigues (1971) found a slight positive correlation between whether families were religious, and the perceived power of the husband in various family decisions in Los Angeles. We study choices of the Jewish population in Israel, in part because Israelis tend to classify themselves according to their religiosity (or level of observance).…”

An empirical study of the purchase role structure in Korean families

“…Although there have been mixed findings with regard to the income and education level of the couple, age has been cited as a determinant (Blood & Wolfe, 1960;Center, Raven, & Rodrigues, 1971;Sharp & Mott, 1956;Wolgast, 1958. Generally speaking, as the couples' ages increase, then so does the incidence of joint decision making. Similarly, investigators have found that the number of children in the family affects the power of parents in various ways (Herr, 1958, Hoffman, 1960.…”

“…Research has shown not only that families show interest in different product categories as they pass through the cycle, but that often the role structures change, too. For instance, the power of the father has been shown to decrease through the FLC, whereas children tend to enjoy an increase in their power as they mature (Center et al, 1971;Cox, 1975;Blood & Wolfe, 1960).…”