Earning More and Getting Less

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Earning More and Getting Less Veronica Jaris Tichenor Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London Earning More and Getting Less Why Successful Wives Can’t Buy Equality P Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tichenor,Veronica Jaris, 1963– Earning more and getting less : why successful wives can’t buy equality / Veronica Jaris Tichenor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN–13: 978–0–8135–3678–1 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN–13: 978–0–8135–3679–8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Marriage—Psychological aspects. 2. Equality—Psychological aspects. 3. Married people—Psychology. 4. Sex differences (Psychology) 5. Power (Social sciences) 6. Wages—Women. I. Title. HQ734.T526 2005 306.81—dc22 2005002580 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2005 byVeronica Jaris Tichenor All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854–8099.The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Manufactured in the United States of America To my husband, Jim, my partner in the struggle for gender equality, and our daughter, Michael, who reminds us why it is so important ...