It may be argued that a gendered division of labor is functional because specialization will:
a. increase the expertise of each sex in its own tasks.
b. prevent competition between men and women that might damage the family.
c. strengthen family bonds by making men dependent on women and vice versa.
d. All of these are reasons that a gendered division of labor may be functional.
d
You might also like to view...
1. According to sociologists, the definition of violence includes pain or injury to other people or damage of property
a. true b. false
__________ is the sociologist associated with the dramaturgical model of social interaction
a. Erving Goffman b. Emile Durkheim c. Randy Shilts d. Neil Postman
The Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson ended segregation in the public school system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Boy Scouts, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, most civic organizations, and many groups that people join because of mutual interest are all examples of ________
A) voluntary associations B) bureaucratic alienation C) bureaucracies D) informal organizations