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Give and Take in Families - Studies in Resource Distribution
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Give and Take in Families - Studies in Resource Distribution
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Family
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Originally published in 1987, now with a new preface, the focus of
this book is the distribution of material resources, notably money,
work, care and food, within and between households. Hitherto,
social policy research had tended to roll households and families
into one and consider them as ‘private’ spheres which only
connected with society via the male head of household – the
‘breadwinner’. Examination of resource distribution had stopped
short at the door of the household. The contributors to Give and
Take in Families open up the ‘Black Box’ of the family and
explore the assumption that resources are equitably distributed
between household members. A dominant concern is with gender
relations. Each study attempts to make women – as resources in
caring for other people, as providers of income, as transformers of
income into goods and services – visible in the household unit.
Findings from nine empirical studies are presented, examining
resource distribution in relation to the composition of households,
and the life cycles and life experiences of household members. A
wide variety of household types is considered, and attention is
given to households undergoing changes (such as divorce and
unemployment) that are likely to have major implications for
household structure and resources. The implications of these
innovative and thought-provoking studies for social policy are
considerable, with relevance to the fields of inequality and income
support, the provision of care for children and the elderly, the
labour market and divorce law. This book will still appeal to
practising researchers and students in the social sciences,
particularly women’s studies.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Library Editions: Family |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
First published: |
1987 |
Editors: |
Julia Brannen
• Gail Wilson
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
210 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-253003-1 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-03-253003-0 |
Barcode: |
9781032530031 |
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