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GENDER ROLE DISTRIBUTION IN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE FAMILY DECISION MAKING
GENDER ROLE DISTRIBUTION IN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE FAMILY DECISION MAKING

Author(s): Irina R. Kancheva
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Family and social welfare, Marketing / Advertising
Published by: Fundatia Română pentru Inteligenta Afacerii
Keywords: Gender Roles; Relative Influence; Family Purchase Decision-making; Residential Real Estate;

Summary/Abstract: Purchase and consumption behavioral patterns of various family formations in different social and cultural contexts have been subject to intensive investigation over the recent years. Residential real estate as a product category represents one of the most complex household purchases incorporating a wide diversity of attributes to be considered in order to match family members’ needs within available resources. The purpose of this paper is to add some insights into spousal perceptions of gender role specialization throughout a residential real estate purchase family decision-making process. The distribution of influence between husbands and wives across three decision-making stages, three sub-decisions and twelve housing attribute choices and the relative importance of twelve residential real estate characteristics are examined using a convenience sample of both spouses in 127 Bulgarian heterosexual married and cohabiting couples.

  • Issue Year: 5/2017
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 123-130
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English
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