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The role of gender dynamics in decisions on credit and debt in low income families.

Authors :
GOODE, JACKIE
Source :
Critical Social Policy; Feb2010, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p99-119, 21p
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

This paper discusses the role of gender dynamics in the experiences of credit and debt in low income families in the UK, drawing on a qualitative longitudinal study funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It builds on earlier work on: the household economy; the gendered distribution of income specifically within low income families in receipt of benefits; and the extent of credit and debt in the UK currently. Following critiques of traditional sociological and social psychological analyses of the household economy, it takes a more discursive approach, which enables identification of gender dynamics as one of the mechanisms through which decision-making in relation to this area of practice is accomplished. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02610183
Volume :
30
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Critical Social Policy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
47726028
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018309350810