resources and decision making

Two types of control over family income -

• Pahl and vogler

• The allowance system = men give their wives allowance out of which they have to budget to meet family needs

• Pooling = where both partners have access to income and joint responsibility for expenditure e.g joint ban account

3 types of decisions

• edgell argues there are 3 types of decisions

• Ver important decisions = such as finance , change of job or moving houses either taken by the husband alone or taken jointly with husband having the last say

• Important decisions = such as children’s education or holiday usually taken jointly, seldom by the wife alone

• Less important decisions = such as home decor, children’s clothes or food purchase were usually made by wife

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F