HDF 304 Chapter Notes - Chapter Q26: Fair Deal, Housekeeping, Gender Role
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Some historians think this sentiment may be outdates as attitudes toward gender and marriage have changes, others thing that the increased status of women can result in backlash against them. Income, power and equity in marriages: although women on average still earn significantly less money than men (approximately. Even when their wife makes more money: role expectations may partially account for these differing results, traditionally, husbands have been breadwinners and wives have been homemakers, modern gender roles have both partners sharing roles. If a husband and wife are traditional, the wife defers to the husband. If they are modern, they coordinate their power and influence. In a survey of married adults, husbands who were perceives as providing more to the family reported feeling appreciated and their wives feeling grateful. So when might a husband resent his wife for earning more: husbands experience more resentment when gender role expectations in the relationship do not match their actual relationship experience.