Which of the following statements about the domestic-public dichotomy is true?
a. It is very clearly demarcated among foragers.
b. It is not significant in urban industrial societies.
c. It is stronger in India and Pakistan than among foragers.
d. It is reinforced in american society by women working both inside and outside the home.
e. It is not present in the modern industrial states of the Western world
Ans: d. It is reinforced in american society by women working both inside and outside the home.
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