The aim of this article is to discuss the issue of economic socialisation in Italy from a gender perspective. What do boys and girls know about money and economy? How do they acquire this knowledge? What roles do the family, school, and the media play? The empirical material making up the base of our observations is composed of in-depth interviews with a group of Milanese families on the questions of economic socialisation and practices of money management. Gender differences emerge in the construction of the relationship with money by children and young adults: girls, in particular, undergo the strongest pressure, i.e. they are still more driven towards discipline and self-control. Our results also suggest the need to activate targeted, gender-sensitive training programmes in economic education.

Ruspini, E. (2012). Girls, Boys, Money. Economic Socialisation, Gender and Generations in Italy. REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE SOCIOLOGIE, 22(1), 514-529 [10.1080/03906701.2012.730834].

Girls, Boys, Money. Economic Socialisation, Gender and Generations in Italy

RUSPINI, ELISABETTA
2012

Abstract

The aim of this article is to discuss the issue of economic socialisation in Italy from a gender perspective. What do boys and girls know about money and economy? How do they acquire this knowledge? What roles do the family, school, and the media play? The empirical material making up the base of our observations is composed of in-depth interviews with a group of Milanese families on the questions of economic socialisation and practices of money management. Gender differences emerge in the construction of the relationship with money by children and young adults: girls, in particular, undergo the strongest pressure, i.e. they are still more driven towards discipline and self-control. Our results also suggest the need to activate targeted, gender-sensitive training programmes in economic education.
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Gender, Economic Socialization, Italy
English
2012
22
1
514
529
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Ruspini, E. (2012). Girls, Boys, Money. Economic Socialisation, Gender and Generations in Italy. REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE SOCIOLOGIE, 22(1), 514-529 [10.1080/03906701.2012.730834].
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