Gender, Family and Economy : The Triple Overlap

The 'triple overlap' refers to the link between gender stratification, the household and economic variables. Various parts of this overlap have been extensively studied - for instance the connection between housework and paid work, the relative earning power of men and women and how that translates to household power and the changed social status of women due to increased labour force participation. In this volume, leading sociologists examine this overlap as a totality for the first time. They provide theoretical concepts and new research on how the triple overlap works, both inside the family and within the broader context of society. Their competing conceptions of the interrelationship of gender, family and economy are bolstered by empirical papers which raise questions of culture, class and race within the contexts of both the developed and developing worlds. This should be important reading for all those in gender studies, family studies, sociology and social theory. Six of the articles in this volume were previously published as a Special Issue of Journal of Family Issues.