Julia Brannen and Gail Wilson

First published in 1987, the focus of this book is the distribution of material resources, notably money, work, care and food, within and between households. Social policy research had tended to roll households and families into one and consider them as 'private' spheres which only connected with society via the male head of household.

List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. New Preface for the the Reissue. Introduction Julia Brannen and Gail Wilson 1. Race, Class and Gender: The Politics of Housework Nicki Thorogood 2. Households After Divorce: The Availability of Resources and their Impact on Children Mavis Maclean 3. Being Poor: Perceptions and Coping Strategies of Lone Mothers Hilary Graham 4. Dual Earner Households: Women's Financial Contributions After the Birth of the First Child Julia Brannen and Peter Moss 5. Households During Unemployment: The Resourcefulness of the Unemployed Lorna McKee 6. Resources Within Families: Caring for Elderly People Hazel Qureshi and Ken Simons 7. Money: Patterns of Responsibility and Irresponsibility in Marriage Gail Wilson 8. Just the Way It Is: Gender and Age Differences in Family Food Consumption Nicola Charles and Marion Kerr 9. Time for Work, Time for Care: Childcare Strategies in a Norwegian Setting Arnlaug Leira. Bibliography. Index.