Entitlement and the Affectional Bond: Justice in Close Relationships

This insightful volume offers a variety of approaches to the issue of entitlement influences in close relationships. Describing relationships in different international settings, contributors discuss gender differences in children's household duties in Scotland; sharing household duties among American husbands and wives; emotional factors involved in German parents' adjustment to the birth of their first child and much more. Papers also discuss various theoretical models and analytical assumptions.

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Integrates the experiences of the sense of justice and the affectional bonding of people in close relations. Topics discussed include gender inequalities in close relationships, equity and equality, resource allocation in intimate relationships, entitlement in romantic relationships in the US, the transition to parenthood, economic roles in the household system, and family work in modern Japan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)