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Online supplement for Coon Sells, T.G., & Ganong, L. (2016). Emerging adults’ expectations and preferences for gender role arrangements in long-term heterosexual relationships. Sex Roles. Tamara G. Coon Sells, Moberly Area Community College. Email:
Vignettes
Married Couples without Children
Male-head/female-complement
Joe and Courtney have been married for five years. They do not have children. Joe is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. He is also the family’s primary decision-maker. Courtney does not work in paid employment and does not have an income. Instead, she assumes all of the household responsibilities.
Male-senior/female-junior
Joe and Courtney have been married for five years. They do not have children. Joe is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. He makes the majority of the family’s decisions, although Courtney also helps make decisions for the family as well. Courtney is a part-time manager of a retail store. She assumes the majority of the household responsibilities, although Joe contributes a small amount to these tasks as well.
Partner-equal
Joe and Courtney have been married for five years. They do not have children. They are both corporate executives and provide very well financially. Joe and Courtney negotiate family decisions together. Joe and Courtney also share the household responsibilities equally.
Female-senior/male-junior
Courtney and Joe have been married for five years. They do not have children. Courtney is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. She makes the majority of the family’s decisions, although Joe also helps make decisions for the family as well. Joe is a part-time manager of a retail store. He assumes the majority of the household responsibilities, although Courtney contributes a small amount to these tasks as well.
Female-head/male-complement
Courtney and Joe have been married for five years. They do not have children. Courtney is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. She is also the family’s primary decision-maker. Joe does not work in paid employment and does not have an income. Instead, he assumes all of the household responsibilities.
Married Couples with Children
Male-head/female-complement
Joe and Courtney have been married for five years and have two children together. Joe is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. He is also the family’s primary decision-maker. Courtney does not work in paid employment and does not have an income. Instead, she assumes all of the household and child-rearing responsibilities.
Male-senior/female-junior
Joe and Courtney have been married for five years and have two children together. Joe is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. He makes the majority of the family’s decisions, although Courtney also helps make decisions for the family as well. Courtney is a part-time manager of a retail store. She assumes the majority of the household and child-rearing responsibilities, although Joe contributes a small amount to these tasks as well.
Partner-equal
Joe and Courtney have been married for five years and have two children together. They are both corporate executives and provide very well financially. Joe and Courtney negotiate family decisions together. Joe and Courtney also share the household and child-rearing responsibilities equally.
Female-senior/male-junior
Courtney and Joe have been married for five years and have two children together. Courtney is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. She makes the majority of the family’s decisions, although Joe also helps make decisions for the family as well. Joe is a part-time manager of a retail store. He assumes the majority of the household and child-rearing responsibilities, although Courtney contributes a small amount to these tasks as well.
Female-head/male-complement
Courtney and Joe have been married for five years and have two children together. Courtney is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. She is also the family’s primary decision-maker. Joe does not work in paid employment and does not have an income. Instead, he assumes all of the household and child-rearing responsibilities.
Cohabitating Couples without Children
Male-head/female-complement
Joe and Courtney have been living together for five years, but are not married. They do not have children. Joe is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. He is also the family’s primary decision-maker. Courtney does not work in paid employment and does not have an income. Instead, she assumes all of the household responsibilities.
Male-senior/female-junior
Joe and Courtney have been living together for five years, but are not married. They do not have children. Joe is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. He makes the majority of the family’s decisions, although Courtney also helps make decisions for the family as well. Courtney is a part-time manager of a retail store. She assumes the majority of the household responsibilities, although Joe contributes a small amount to these tasks as well.
Partner-equal
Joe and Courtney have been living together for five years, but are not married. They do not have children. They are both corporate executives and provide very well financially. Joe and Courtney negotiate family decisions together. Joe and Courtney also share the household responsibilities equally.
Female-senior/male-junior
Courtney and Joe have been living together for five years, but are not married. They do not have children. Courtney is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. She makes the majority of the family’s decisions, although Joe also helps make decisions for the family as well. Joe is a part-time manager of a retail store. He assumes the majority of the household responsibilities, although Courtney contributes a small amount to these tasks as well.
Female-head/male-complement
Courtney and Joe have been living together for five years, but are not married. They do not have children. Courtney is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. She is also the family’s primary decision-maker. Joe does not work in paid employment and does not have an income. Instead, he assumes all of the household responsibilities.
Cohabiting Couples with Children
Male-head/female-complement
Joe and Courtney have been living together for five years, but are not married. They have two children together. Joe is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. He is also the family’s primary decision-maker. Courtney does not work in paid employment and does not have an income. Instead, she assumes all of the household and child-rearing responsibilities.
Male-senior/female-junior
Joe and Courtney have been living together for five years, but are not married. They have two children together. Joe is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. He makes the majority of the family’s decisions, although Courtney also helps make decisions for the family as well. Courtney is a part-time manager of a retail store. She assumes the majority of the household and child-rearing responsibilities, although Joe contributes a small amount to these tasks as well.
Partner-equal
Joe and Courtney have been living together for five years, but are not married. They have two children together. They are both corporate executives and provide very well financially. Joe and Courtney negotiate family decisions together. Joe and Courtney also share the household and child-rearing responsibilities equally.
Female-senior/male-junior
Courtney and Joe have been living together for five years, but are not married. They have two children together. Courtney is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. She makes the majority of the family’s decisions, although Joe also helps make decisions for the family as well. Joe is a part-time manager of a retail store. He assumes the majority of the household and child-rearing responsibilities, although Courtney contributes a small amount to these tasks as well.
Female-head/male-complement
Courtney and Joe have been living together for five years, but are not married. They have two children together. Courtney is a corporate executive and provides very well financially. She is also the family’s primary decision-maker. Joe does not work in paid employment and does not have an income. Instead, he assumes all of the household and child-rearing responsibilities.