Heart-Strings and Purse-Strings: Money in Heterosexual Marriage

Burgoyne, Carole

doi:10.1177/0959-353504040319

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“…This occurs if a woman’s income is supplementary and thus cannot balance out her husband’s contribution (Tichenor, 2005); it is one of the reasons why in some households, women have little power in decision-making despite earning their own income. Thus, women who earn more than their partners (so-called “breadwinning wives”) might be in a better position than their counterparts who earn less, as they might be able to negotiate better within their households (Burgoyne, 2004).…”

Section: The Relevance Of Income and The Gender Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hypotheses 1 and 2 provide two perspectives: that the ownership of income may be the major determinant of the relative well-being of partners (Burgoyne, 2004); and that management regimes could be a major source of inequality in a relationship (Nyman, 1999). However, the choice of management regimes may vary in relation to the individual ownership of income.…”

Section: Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Manage Your Money, Be Satisfied? Money Management Practices and Financial Satisfaction of Couples Through the Lens of Gender

Kulić

Minello

Zella³

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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There is a difference between who brings in income, who spends and manages money, and who finally benefits. All these aspects are important in determining how satisfied spouses are with their individual financial situation. Relying on Swiss Household Panel (SHP) data from 2004 to 2013 (N = 1,810 couples), this assumption is tested by analyzing how women’s relative income and the management of economic resources within couples affect women’s and men’s financial satisfaction in the household. Results show that a change in the composition of total income in favor of women directly increases their financial satisfaction and net of household income, while men’s financial satisfaction increases up to the point at which women earn more than one third of the total income. Money management regimes serve as an important additional tool in creating and compensating for (dis) advantage between partners. The results are discussed in the context of traditional gender norms in the Swiss Society.

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Section: The Relevance Of Income and The Gender Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hypothesesmentioning

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Manage Your Money, Be Satisfied? Money Management Practices and Financial Satisfaction of Couples Through the Lens of Gender

Kulić

Minello

Zella³

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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“…This might account for the relative neglect of money matters in the literature on intimate relationships. Nonetheless, recent research and analysis from a variety of theoretical perspectives has provided some useful insights into the way that heterosexual couples and families deal with finances and other day-to-day decisions (eg, Pahl, 1989Pahl, , 1995Kooreman and Wunderink, 1996;Burgoyne and Morison, 1997;Kirchler, Rodler, Hoelzl and Meier, 2001;Burgoyne, 2004). Same sex couples have received less research attention, (but see for example, Blumstein and Schwartz, 1983;Dunne, 1997).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘All My Worldly Goods I Share with you’? Managing Money at the Transition to Heterosexual Marriage

Burgoyne

Clarke

Reibstein

et al. 2006

The Sociological Review

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Studies in the 1980s and 1990s revealed that financial arrangements in marriage tended to disadvantage women, especially those with young children. However, much of that research focused upon relatively well-established married (or remarried) couples, and we have little insight into the choices that today's newly-weds are making, or what influences their choices. To address this gap in our understanding, in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with forty-two heterosexual couples on the brink of their first marriage. We explored their monetary practices and the way that they thought about money in the relationship. The results of a grounded theory analysis showed that six couples were pooling all or most of their money, fifteen were using a partial-pooling system, twenty were using an independent management system (with separate accounts), and one couple had an arrangement where all the money was controlled and managed by one partner. A key factor was perceived ownership of money, and this influenced the extent to which finances were being merged and treated as a collective resource. Other factors included the couple's current living arrangements and beliefs about the importance of sharing and independence within the relationship.

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“…In the home, women typically participate in everyday, low stakes financial decisions, such as managing household bills or balancing the checkbook. But single occurrence, high stakes, major financial decisions such as signing a mortgage or buying a big-ticket item tend to be made by men (Burgoyne, 2004; see also Pahl, 1989, for evidence of female-version “whole wage” intrahousehold economy). Both historically and recently, husbands are the primary breadwinners, while wives and their children are often dependent on men for financial resources (Pew Research Center, 2013).…”

Section: Gender Roles Sexism and Moneymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Femininity–Money Incongruity Hypothesis

Allen

Gervais

2017

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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Women are often stereotyped as poorly equipped to deal with money matters, compared to men, yet very little research has examined the underpinnings and consequences of such gender stereotypes. Drawing on descriptive and prescriptive elements of women's social roles, we empirically examined the gendered nature of money stereotypes. Specifically in the current work, we introduced and investigated the femininity-money incongruity hypothesis, which suggests that when the concepts of femininity and money are both cognitively activated, money will become a liability for women, causing decrements in cognitive functioning. We first probed the role of gender identity and benevolent sexism beliefs in women's endorsement of moneygender stereotypes. In two subsequent experiments, we tested the hypothesis that simultaneously activating money and femininity would lead to decrements in cognitive functioning. Converging results across studies suggest that money is incompatible with the stereotypic female gender identity, and this incongruity has detrimental cognitive costs for women as they navigate gender roles. Implications of societal challenges imposed on women by gender stereotypes regarding money matters at work and in relationship contexts and proposed interventions are discussed.

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Heart-Strings and Purse-Strings: Money in Heterosexual Marriage

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Manage Your Money, Be Satisfied? Money Management Practices and Financial Satisfaction of Couples Through the Lens of Gender

Manage Your Money, Be Satisfied? Money Management Practices and Financial Satisfaction of Couples Through the Lens of Gender

‘All My Worldly Goods I Share with you’? Managing Money at the Transition to Heterosexual Marriage

The Femininity–Money Incongruity Hypothesis

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