According to Arlie Hochschild’s research on the second shift, how might a couple avoid creating a “family myth of equality” in their own household?
A) ensure both members in the couple make equal salaries
B) adopt a division of labor similar to that of a couple in Hochschild’s book – Nancy and Evan Holt
C) ensure both partners are actually performing equal shares of all the housework that needs to be done
D) in order to reduce conflict, assign housework to be the responsibility of one person
C) ensure both partners are actually performing equal shares of all the housework that needs to be done
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In the United States, about what share of people between 25 and 44 years of age cohabit at some point?
A) one-eighth B) one-fourth C) one-third D) half
Comparisons of poverty levels among male-headed and female-headed households show that:
a. they are equally likely to fall below the poverty level. b. male-headed households are more apt to be below the poverty level. c. female-headed households are more apt to fall below the poverty level. d. families with divorced spouses face the greatest likelihood of poverty no matter who heads the household. e. there is virtually no difference between the two in terms of poverty level.
The historical practice in England of passing on property to only the first-born male descendant is called
a. the law of the estates. b. the law of meritocracy. c. the law of status consistency. d. the law of primogeniture.
The median cannot be calculated for typical discrete measures because ____________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).