Tichenor, Veronica Jaris, 1963-

Earning more and getting less : why successful wives can't buy equality / Veronica Jaris Tichenor. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005. - xv, 218 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.

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.

9780813536781 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780813536798 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Marriage--Psychological aspects.
Equality--Psychological aspects.
Married people--Psychology.
Sex differences (Psychology)
Power (Social sciences)
Wages--Women.

HQ734 / .T526 2005

306.81