Money, power and conflict among married couples in urban Sarawak

This study investigates the relationship between money, power and equality in marriage by interviewing 40 married working couples in urban Sarawak. The aim is to examine if women’s access to economic resources through participation in the labour force has resulted in more equitable distribution of m...

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Main Author:	Wee, Ling Min
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8296/2/Ling%20%28fulltext%29.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.82962023-05-18T07:12:27Z Money, power and conflict among married couples in urban Sarawak 2013 Wee, Ling Min H Social Sciences (General) This study investigates the relationship between money, power and equality in marriage by interviewing 40 married working couples in urban Sarawak. The aim is to examine if women’s access to economic resources through participation in the labour force has resulted in more equitable distribution of marital power in their marriage. The study focuses on three aspects of the marital relationship: control and organisation of money; household decision making and personal spending. The findings suggest that: firstly, much of marital power is hidden or invisible and that conflicts are seldom reported. In fact, a lack of conflict might be an indication of the existence of power and an unequal relationship. As such, to better understand the nature of marital power, it is important to study both observable power outcomes such as control over decision making and the underlying power mechanisms that lead to these outcomes. Secondly, the balance of marital power is more closely related to gender ideologies and religious teaching than economic factors. This suggests that women’s access to economic resources through paid work need not necessarily result in greater bargaining power in their marriage. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2013 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8296/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8296/2/Ling%20%28fulltext%29.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) Faculty of Social Sciences
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description	This study investigates the relationship between money, power and equality in marriage by interviewing 40 married working couples in urban Sarawak. The aim is to examine if women’s access to economic resources through participation in the labour force has resulted in more equitable distribution of marital power in their marriage. The study focuses on three aspects of the marital relationship: control and organisation of money; household decision making and personal spending. The findings suggest that: firstly, much of marital power is hidden or invisible and that conflicts are seldom reported. In fact, a lack of conflict might be an indication of the existence of power and an unequal relationship. As such, to better understand the nature of marital power, it is important to study both observable power outcomes such as control over decision making and the underlying power mechanisms that lead to these outcomes. Secondly, the balance of marital power is more closely related to gender ideologies and religious teaching than economic factors. This suggests that women’s access to economic resources through paid work need not necessarily result in greater bargaining power in their marriage.
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author	Wee, Ling Min
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title	Money, power and conflict among married couples in urban Sarawak
title_short	Money, power and conflict among married couples in urban Sarawak
title_full	Money, power and conflict among married couples in urban Sarawak
title_fullStr	Money, power and conflict among married couples in urban Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed	Money, power and conflict among married couples in urban Sarawak
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Money, power and conflict among married couples in urban Sarawak

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