When care becomes control - financial abuse cuts across cultures
- Written by Supriya Singh, Professor, Sociology of Communications, Graduate School of Business & Law, RMIT University
The study examined how women experienced financial abuse across cultures.www.shutterstock.comCarol, in her late 60s, had a joint bank account with her second husband. She put her A$60,000 in savings into it. Her husband didn’t have a regular wage but controlled the money, Carol also had a credit card but her husband monitored its use.
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