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Researching gender and household breadwinners

We might be encouraged to think that being the main breadwinner always offers a sense of power and superiority — usually for men. Some recent research suggests otherwise

This article is useful for ‘Families and Households’, gender and the survey method. The ‘unpicking’ of the US research usefully demonstrates analytical skills, and the gendered differences in being the main breadwinner raises issues of culture and societal norms. The discussion on social surveys provides useful revision.

conjugal roles, societal expectations, social surveys

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