Solidarités conjugales. Modalités et conséquences des dimensions économiques de la solidarité au sein de trois générations de couples

The observation of financial exchanges within three generations of couples living in Switzerland allows us to identify two principal models of economic solidarity : solida­rity through a complementarity based on differentiated contributions to the wellbeing of the household and on the interdependenc...

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Main Authors: Caroline Henchoz, Francesca Poglia Mileti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Catholique de Louvain 2016-12-01
Series:Recherches Sociologiques et Anthropologiques
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rsa/1767
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description The observation of financial exchanges within three generations of couples living in Switzerland allows us to identify two principal models of economic solidarity : solida­rity through a complementarity based on differentiated contributions to the wellbeing of the household and on the interdependence of spouses and the partenarial solidarity wherein both are seen as a financial provider. These modes of solidarity are adopted differently depending on the generations and stages in the marital history. Here we show their sometimes ambivalent consequences on the principles of equity governing the domestic economy, as well as on individual access to financial resources. This article thus allows us to better understand the processes of reproduction and perpetuation of domestic arrangements going against the egalitarian norm that is nonetheless deve­loped by a majority of contemporary couples.
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spelling doaj.art-abba635dcad4498eb51b1ba8bc1cf5ea2024-02-13T13:18:02ZengUniversité Catholique de LouvainRecherches Sociologiques et Anthropologiques1782-15922033-74852016-12-0147213515110.4000/rsa.1767Solidarités conjugales. Modalités et conséquences des dimensions économiques de la solidarité au sein de trois générations de couplesCaroline HenchozFrancesca Poglia MiletiThe observation of financial exchanges within three generations of couples living in Switzerland allows us to identify two principal models of economic solidarity : solida­rity through a complementarity based on differentiated contributions to the wellbeing of the household and on the interdependence of spouses and the partenarial solidarity wherein both are seen as a financial provider. These modes of solidarity are adopted differently depending on the generations and stages in the marital history. Here we show their sometimes ambivalent consequences on the principles of equity governing the domestic economy, as well as on individual access to financial resources. This article thus allows us to better understand the processes of reproduction and perpetuation of domestic arrangements going against the egalitarian norm that is nonetheless deve­loped by a majority of contemporary couples.https://journals.openedition.org/rsa/1767sociologysolidarityfamilyequalityeconomyhistory
spellingShingle Caroline Henchoz
Francesca Poglia Mileti
Solidarités conjugales. Modalités et conséquences des dimensions économiques de la solidarité au sein de trois générations de couples
Recherches Sociologiques et Anthropologiques
sociology
solidarity
family
equality
economy
history
title Solidarités conjugales. Modalités et conséquences des dimensions économiques de la solidarité au sein de trois générations de couples
title_full Solidarités conjugales. Modalités et conséquences des dimensions économiques de la solidarité au sein de trois générations de couples
title_fullStr Solidarités conjugales. Modalités et conséquences des dimensions économiques de la solidarité au sein de trois générations de couples
title_full_unstemmed Solidarités conjugales. Modalités et conséquences des dimensions économiques de la solidarité au sein de trois générations de couples
title_short Solidarités conjugales. Modalités et conséquences des dimensions économiques de la solidarité au sein de trois générations de couples
title_sort solidarites conjugales modalites et consequences des dimensions economiques de la solidarite au sein de trois generations de couples
topic sociology
solidarity
family
equality
economy
history
url https://journals.openedition.org/rsa/1767
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