Ulla Björnberg is Professor of Sociology at the University of Göteborg, Sweden and is well known internationally as an expert in the comparative sociology of family life.Anna-Karin Kollind is Lecturer and Researcher in Family Sociology, in the Department of Sociology, University of Göteborg. She has conducted research on stepfamilies, on social history of family counselling in Sweden and, with Ulla Björnberg, on dual-earner couples.

• 1. Introduction  2. Families and Equality  3. Autonomy and Togetherness  4. Negotiations, Premises and Strategies  5. Divisions of Labour in the Home - Ideas, Influence and Conflict  6. How are Equal Divisions of Labour Created?  7. Dividing and Distributing Money  8. Setting Boundaries and Managing Difficulties  9. Multifaceted Equality  10. Epilogue

Ulla Björnberg is Professor of Sociology at the University of Göteborg, Sweden and is well known internationally as an expert in the comparative sociology of family life.Anna-Karin Kollind is Lecturer and Researcher in Family Sociology, in the Department of Sociology, University of Göteborg. She has conducted research on stepfamilies, on social history of family counselling in Sweden and, with Ulla Björnberg, on dual-earner couples.

• 1. Introduction  2. Families and Equality  3. Autonomy and Togetherness  4. Negotiations, Premises and Strategies  5. Divisions of Labour in the Home - Ideas, Influence and Conflict  6. How are Equal Divisions of Labour Created?  7. Dividing and Distributing Money  8. Setting Boundaries and Managing Difficulties  9. Multifaceted Equality  10. Epilogue

Ulla Björnberg is Professor of Sociology at the University of Göteborg, Sweden and is well known internationally as an expert in the comparative sociology of family life.Anna-Karin Kollind is Lecturer and Researcher in Family Sociology, in the Department of Sociology, University of Göteborg. She has conducted research on stepfamilies, on social history of family counselling in Sweden and, with Ulla Björnberg, on dual-earner couples.

• 1. Introduction  2. Families and Equality  3. Autonomy and Togetherness  4. Negotiations, Premises and Strategies  5. Divisions of Labour in the Home - Ideas, Influence and Conflict  6. How are Equal Divisions of Labour Created?  7. Dividing and Distributing Money  8. Setting Boundaries and Managing Difficulties  9. Multifaceted Equality  10. Epilogue