Earning more and getting less : why successful wives can't buy equality /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tichenor, Veronica Jaris, 1963-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2005]
Subjects:	Marriage > Psychological aspects. Equality > Psychological aspects. Married people > Psychology. Sex differences (Psychology) Power (Social sciences) Wages > Women.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

Higher-earning wives : swimming against the tide
Thinking about gender and power in marriage
Gendered bargain : why wives can't trade their money for housework
Dollar rich and power poor : why wives don't control the money
Calling the shots : why wives' decision-making power is limited
Negotiating identity and power
Are they happy? : managing tensions and disappointments
Floating along for the ride? : higher-earning wives and the prospects for gender change.