The Tobachnik family has one son and two daughters. The son mows the lawn and takes out the garbage. The daughters do laundry, dust, vacuum, and clean up after meals. This distribution of the chores is an example of
a.) the importance of teaching children to share household management duties.
b.) how gender roles are learned at home.
c.) the natural division of labor between boys and girls.
d.) children bearing part of the burden of women's "second shift."
Answer: b.) how gender roles are learned at home.
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