Describe the “doing gender” explanation for the division of household labor
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
It suggests that housework is so ingrained as “women’s work” that it functions as an area in which gender is symbolically created and reproduced. Wives do the majority of housework because it is expected of them as women and they have heard these messages since childhood. Likewise, men do less because housework is not a part of their gendered identity.
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A) Is fixed at birth by our sex B) Intersects with other identities such as class or race C) Is more a characteristic of women than of men D) Is more a characteristic of women than of men
The idea of the covenant marriage includes premarital education
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The percentage of people in a specific age range who are not currently enrolled in high school and who do not have a high school degree or its equivalent is referred to as the: a. status dropout rate. b. event dropout rate
c. absolute rate. d. relative drop rate.
The sociological imagination includes the ability to
a. see the connection between self and personal shortcomings. b. understand what makes people tick. c. motivate people to change. d. see how outside forces shape our life story or biography.