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WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT AS A GIFT OR BURDEN?

Marital Power Across Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage

University of Southern California

Based on interviews with a random sample of white women who are in a second marriage, this article examines changes in women's marital power across marriage, divorce, and remarriage. In some marriages, women's market work is not considered a resource and hence does not have a positive effect on marital power, particularly when husbands are employed in low-status occupations. Conversely, women who are domestically oriented do not necessarily suffer a loss of power. Hochschild's concept of "economy of gratitude" illuminates the way that marital power is affected by the meanings couples assign to women's paid and unpaid labor. Furthermore, women's previous market work and marital and divorce experiences affect the meaning of their paid and unpaid labor upon remarriage, as well as their desire for each.

Gender & Society, Vol. 8, No. 1, 73-91 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/089124394008001005


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