power relationships

• EQUAL

  control of family finances - pooling is common in dual earner families due to changing attitudes and women in paid work leads to more equality

  HOWEVER recent studies show many married couples do not consult each other on financial decisions, less women have sole responsibility
• EQUAL

  decision making is more democratic especially in dual earner families

  HOWEVER feminists say patriachal relationships rise as men dominate decisions due to normalisation of traditional gender roles
• UNEQUAL

  control of family finances as mainly men control it and give an allowance to partners making relationships toxic and controlling

  HOWEVER, pooling is now common
• UNEQUAL

  decision making men have a final say on big decisions due to normalisation of traditional norms new right and functionalists support

  HOWEVER, dual earner families are still democratic as views of everyones considered
• UNEQUAL

  male violence against women rose due to patriachy and toxic family ideology to be a 'good wife' and justify it to meet cultural expectations lockdown increased it