Does she think it matters who makes more? Perceived differences in types of relationship arguments among female breadwinners and non-breadwinners

Mendiola, Melanie R.; Mull, Julia; Archuleta, Kristy L.; Klontz, Bradley T.; Torabi, Farnoosh

doi:10.4148/1944-9771.1147

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“…For many couples in which the wife is the primary provider, partners view the arrangement as transitory rather than permanent and did not plan for it before marriage (Chesley, 2017). Some wives who become primary providers seem to be more critical of their husbands who earn less income, likely because of the persisting expectation that husbands should be primary providers (Mendiola et al, 2017). Women who earn more than their husbands may be less likely to consider themselves the breadwinner , downplaying their provider role to preserve their husbands' masculinity (Tichenor, 2005).…”

Section: Masculinity and The Provider Rolementioning

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Gender role reversal: Civilian husbands of U.S. military servicewomen as tied‐migrant workers

Dowling,

Jackson,

Landers

2023

Family Relations

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ObjectiveThis qualitative study examined the experiences of male spouses of female service members in the U.S. military (civilian husbands of servicewomen) in their positions as tied‐migrant workers.BackgroundEmployment of civilian husbands of servicewomen is frequently affected when they geographically relocate due to their wives' military service. Because societal norms for husbands as primary breadwinners in marriages persist and the majority of military couples consist of male service members married to female civilian spouses, civilian husbands of servicewomen may experience a gender role reversal in their identities as a spouse and as a provider within their relationships and military culture.MethodSemistructured interviews were conducted with 22 civilian husbands who experienced at least one geographic relocation due to their wife's military service. Descriptive phenomenological analysis was used to discover the essence of participants' experiences.ResultsThemes around defining masculinity, minority experiences in the military, and nontraditional gender provider roles as tied‐migrant workers emerged. Participants experienced a gender role reversal as tied‐migrant workers and as military spouses, and they had some difficulties integrating into military communities. Participants expanded their masculine identities to include performing traditionally feminine tasks and valuing egalitarianism in their spousal relationships when they experienced barriers to breadwinning.ConclusionFindings indicated the importance of emotional support as civilian husbands navigate their masculine identities and relationships both with spouses and as gender minorities in their communities.ImplicationsClinical recommendations for psychotherapists are provided with an emphasis on using emotionally focused therapy with couples consisting of civilian husbands and servicewomen.

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Section: Masculinity and The Provider Rolementioning

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Gender role reversal: Civilian husbands of U.S. military servicewomen as tied‐migrant workers

Dowling,

Jackson,

Landers

2023

Family Relations

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“…Researchers suggest that because housework remains seen as the woman's domain, in cases where the wives' income surpasses the husbands' income, women try to overcompensate for their gender deviant behavior by doing more housework (Bittman et al 2003;Evertsson and Nermo 2004) while men do less housework (Brines 1994;Greenstein 2000). At the same time, women who are breadwinners may harbor some partner resentment by perceiving that their partners are not meeting their expectations (Mendiola et al 2017). In brief, while the reviewed literature on gender and money spent and money earned points to potentially powerful ways in which gender matters in economic behavior, it often uses the concept of gender in a fairly uncritical way and rarely examines the contextual influences on gender performance.…”

Section: The Role Of Gender In Money Spent and Money Earnedmentioning

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Gendered Relational Work: How gender shapes money attitudes and expectations of young adults

Bandelj

Lanuza

Kim

2021

Journal of Cultural Economy

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We link the theory of gender performance to the perspective on the social meaning of money and relational work. Using longitudinal Panel Study of Income Dynamics data on young adult women and men, ages 18 through 24 in the U.S., we examine survey responses to different money-related situations. We question the expected gendertypical meanings of money, offering a more contextual understanding. Specifically, we find that when asked about the present, young women express that they worry more frequently about money than men do. However, when asked about the future-likelihood of having difficulty with financially supporting one's family and likelihood of having a job that pays well-we find no significant gender differences. Instead, we find expressions of optimism rather than worry by young women and men alike. These results hold when controlling for psychological dispositions, financial obligations, and demographics. Overall, we note the importance of contextually situating "gender effects" in relation to money matters, and call for more sociological research that places gender performance centrally into the analyses of economy and examines gendered relational work across different time orientations.

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Does she think it matters who makes more? Perceived differences in types of relationship arguments among female breadwinners and non-breadwinners

Cited by 2 publications

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Gender role reversal: Civilian husbands of U.S. military servicewomen as tied‐migrant workers

Gender role reversal: Civilian husbands of U.S. military servicewomen as tied‐migrant workers

Gendered Relational Work: How gender shapes money attitudes and expectations of young adults

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