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1.	Munsch, Christin L.
1.	Her Support, His Support: Money, Masculinity, and Marital Infidelity American Sociological Review 80,3 (June 2015): 469-495. Also: http://asr.sagepub.com/content/80/3/469.abstract Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Earnings, Husbands; Earnings, Wives; Economic Independence; Gender Attitudes/Roles; Gender Differences; Marital Conflict; Marital Stability; Sexual Activity Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Recent years have seen great interest in the relationship between relative earnings and marital outcomes. Using data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, I examine the effect of relative earnings on infidelity, a marital outcome that has received little attention. Theories of social exchange predict that the greater one's relative income, the more likely one will be to engage in infidelity. Yet, emerging literature raises questions about the utility of gender-neutral exchange approaches, particularly when men are economically dependent and women are breadwinners. I find that, for men, breadwinning increases infidelity. For women, breadwinning decreases infidelity. I argue that by remaining faithful, breadwinning women neutralize their gender deviance and keep potentially strained relationships intact. I also find that, for both men and women, economic dependency is associated with a higher likelihood of engaging in infidelity; but, the influence of dependency on men's infidelity is greater than the influence of dependency on women's infidelity. For economically dependent persons, infidelity may be an attempt to restore relationship equity; however, for men, dependence may be particularly threatening. Infidelity may allow economically dependent men to engage in compensatory behavior while simultaneously distancing themselves from breadwinning spouses.
	Bibliography Citation Munsch, Christin L. "Her Support, His Support: Money, Masculinity, and Marital Infidelity." American Sociological Review 80,3 (June 2015): 469-495.

2.	Munsch, Christin L.
2.	The Effect of Unemployment and Relative Income Disparity on Infidelity for Men and Women Presented: Atlanta GA, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2010 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Earnings; Gender Attitudes/Roles; Gender Differences; Income Level; Sexual Activity; Unemployment Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper uses social identity theory and social exchange theory to develop an interactional model of infidelity. I argue that, for men, unemployment and relative income disparity may threaten gender identity by calling into question the traditional notion of men as providers and breadwinners. Having multiple sexual partners may be an attempt to restore gender identity in response to these threats. Because normative gender expectations differ for men and women, it is unlikely that unemployment and relative income disparity lead women to engage in extradyadic sex. Rather, for women, fidelity and infidelity may be functions of social exchange. Economic dependency may compel women to exchange sexual exclusivity for a share of men's income. I test these assertions using panel data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97).
	Bibliography Citation Munsch, Christin L. "The Effect of Unemployment and Relative Income Disparity on Infidelity for Men and Women." Presented: Atlanta GA, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2010.

3.	Munsch, Christin L. Rogers, Matthew
3.	Is Breadwinning a Health Hazard? The Relationship between Relative Income and Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health Presented: Seattle WA, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2016 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Depression (see also CESD); Gender Attitudes/Roles; Gender Differences; Health, Mental/Psychological; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Household Income; Husbands, Income; Marriage Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. While scholars have carefully tracked the amount of time men and women spend on both paid and domestic labor, the consequences of defining and prescribing marital responsibilities based on gender--particularly among young men and women who reportedly desire egalitarian relationships--are less well-known. In this study, we use nationally representative survey data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 97 (NLSY97) to examine the relationship between men's and women's relative income contributions in marriage, a measure of household specialization, and physical and mental health. We find strong evidence that breadwinning has adverse effects on men's health. As relative income increases--that is, as men take on a greater share of the household income--depression increases and physical health declines. Relative income is negatively associated with women's depression and unrelated to women's physical health.
	Bibliography Citation Munsch, Christin L. and Matthew Rogers. "Is Breadwinning a Health Hazard? The Relationship between Relative Income and Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health." Presented: Seattle WA, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 2016.

4.	Munsch, Christin L. Yorks, Jessica
4.	When Opportunity Knocks, Who Answers? Infidelity, Gender, Race, and Occupational Sex Composition Personal Relationships 25,4 (December 2018): 581-595. Also: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pere.12261 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Wiley Online Keyword(s): Gender Differences; Marital Conflict; Marital Stability; Occupational Choice; Occupational Segregation; Racial Differences; Sexual Activity Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. To date, the prevailing explanation for gender differences in infidelity has been evolutionary. Adaptive pressures lead men to seek sexual variety and, consequently, take advantage of opportunities for extramarital sex more than women. However, an often‐overlooked component of the evolutionary perspective is the way in which social context influences behavior. Thus, we extend previous theoretical accounts by examining the ways in which opportunity is facilitated or constrained by experiences of tokenism. The authors find, for White men, who tend to report favorable treatment in female‐dominated work, opportunity is positively associated with infidelity. For non‐White men, who report poor treatment in female‐dominated work, occupational sex composition and infidelity are negatively associated. For White and non‐White women, occupational sex composition is unrelated to infidelity.
	Bibliography Citation Munsch, Christin L. and Jessica Yorks. "When Opportunity Knocks, Who Answers? Infidelity, Gender, Race, and Occupational Sex Composition." Personal Relationships 25,4 (December 2018): 581-595.

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