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Gender Dilemmas and Myth in the Construction of Marital Bargains: Issues for Marital Therapy
Author(s) -
MARTIN CARMEN KNUDSON,
MAHONEY ANNE RANKIN
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1996.00137.x
Subject(s) - marital therapy , mythology , psychology , psychotherapist , family therapy , social psychology , theology , philosophy
Marital therapists are regularly confronted with issues of equality and fairness when working with couples. This article examines the social‐contextual factors that influence couples’ negotations about these issues. A common solution for couples, “the myth of equality,” is identified, together with the processes that maintain it. The role of the therapist in relation to gender equality is addressed.