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First published on August 27, 2007, doi:10.1177/0192513X07305900

Journal of Family Issues 2008;29:3.

A more recent version of this article appeared on January 1, 2008

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"The Royal We": Gender Ideology, Display, and Assessment in Wedding Work

Áine M. Humble1*, Anisa M. Zvonkovic2, and Alexis J. Walker3

1 Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, Canada
2 Texas Tech University, Lubbock
3 Oregon State University, Corvallis

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Aine.Humble{at}msvu.ca.


  Abstract
Family rituals provide a rich context in which to study the relation between ideology and action. Guided by the gender perspective, this article analyzes the experiences of 21 newly married heterosexual couples who described how they planned their weddings. The interplay among gender ideology, gender display, and gender assessment differed across three types of couples: traditional (n = 6), transitional (n = 10), and egalitarian (n = 5). An examination of gender assessment in transitional couples illustrates how holding competing ideologies contributes to the reproduction of hegemonic gendered work patterns within wedding planning.
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