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Author Dempsey, Kenneth.

Title Inequalities in marriage : Australia and beyond / Ken Dempsey
Published Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1997

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Description v, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Contents Part One: The persistence of inequality -- 2. The domestic division of labor -- 3. Caring for children -- 4. The second shift -- 5. Which men do more? -- 6. Inequality in decision-making. Part Two. Why does marital inequality persist? 7. Competing explanations for marital inequality -- 8. Perceiving the unfair as fair. Part Three: The possibilities for change. 9. Trying to change things -- 10. Resisting change -- 11. Conclusion: the prospects for change
Analysis Child rearing
Decision making
Equality
Housework
Marriage
Sex role
Social change
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-246) and index
Audience Undergraduate students
Subject Housekeeping -- Social aspects -- Australia.
Marriage -- Social aspects -- Australia.
Marriage -- Social aspects.
Sex role -- Australia.
Sex role.
Sexual division of labor -- Australia.
ISBN 0195533739