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It has long been observed that money plays a central role in couple and family relationships (Pahl 1989; Zelizer 1989). Money ties people together, causes conflicts and injustices, allows independence and creates dependence. To study money within couple relationships, therefore, becomes a lens through which to observe the way people ‘do couple’.
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© 2007 Björn Halleröd, Capitolina Díaz and Janet Stocks
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Halleröd, B., Díaz, C., Stocks, J. (2007). Doing Gender While Doing Couple: Concluding Remarks. In: Stocks, J., Díaz, C., Halleröd, B. (eds) Modern Couples Sharing Money, Sharing Life. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582774_7
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