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Financial affairs? Money management in same-sex relationships

Burns, Maree; Burgoyne, Carole; Clarke, Victoria

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Maree Burns

Carole Burgoyne

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Dr Victoria Clarke Victoria.Clarke@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Qualitative & Critical Psychology



Abstract

The present paper offers a qualitative analysis of how 22 co-habiting same-sex couples manage and think about their finances. Results show that partial-pooling and independent management are the most popular systems with emphasis placed on egalitarianism and devising a fair money management strategy. Significant income disparities between most partners necessitated the adoption of a system of proportional contributions to joint expenses. Despite attempts to equalise outcomes, an underlying norm of equality (characterised by equal contributions) paradoxically (re)produced the status and control of the higher earner in most cases. A degree of financial autonomy was an important ideal highlighting a valuing of co-independence rather than financial 'merging' for lesbian and gay couples. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Burns, M., Burgoyne, C., & Clarke, V. (2008). Financial affairs? Money management in same-sex relationships. Journal of Socio-Economics, 37(2), 481-501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2006.12.034

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2008
Deposit Date Nov 23, 2010
Publicly Available Date Apr 3, 2016
Journal Journal of Socio-Economics
Print ISSN 1053-5357
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 37
Issue 2
Pages 481-501
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2006.12.034
Keywords same-sex, household, money management, qualitative
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1017415
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2006.12.034

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