What is the second shift? Discuss its potential impact on marriages in your response?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. The second shift is the work done at home, including mundane, time-consuming housework, and childcare after working all day at a paid job. In most cases, the female is left to handle the majority of household and childcare chores after working all day. The male often does not adjust to an economy that requires two earners in a household and consequent gender role adjustment at home, which leads to resentment and marital conflict.
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the population in the United States?
a. The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is the over-85 group. b. There are more men than women in all segments of the elderly population. c. The baby boomers are the smallest cohort of individuals ever to reach old age. d. By 2050, the population distribution in the United States will resemble the shape of a rectangle.
Men are supposed to be strong and silent. Women are supposed to be expressive and sensitive. These statements demonstrate:
a. the influence of society on how we communicate. b. false stereotypes of how we should communicate. c. the importance of maintaining gender roles. d. that men and women will never exist peacefully.
A social structure composed of individuals who share a sense of common identity and belonging and who interact on a regular basis is a:
a. social aggregate b. social class c. social group d. statistical category
The transformation of the U.S. economy over the past few decades has hurt many parents and made child rearing more difficult.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)