Marion, age 38, has a 2-year-old son. Since his birth, she has remained home, and she loves being a stay-at-home mother. She enjoyed all of the years that she was a successful advertising executive, but she has no plans to return to paid work until her son is in school. Marion's choice is
A. atypical; most professional women have nannies to raise their children while they devote themselves to climbing the career ladder.
B. somewhat atypical; most women today try to work from home while they are raising their children.
C. very typical of today's professional women.
D. not typical of today's professional women; they are more apt to want to have a career and a family.
Answer: D
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