Social scientists have proposed alternative hypotheses for why women do more unpaid household labor. Which of the following is NOT one of those hypotheses?

a. Partners' relative earnings influence their division of household labor

c. The partner with less power in the relationship can escape undesirable household labor.
b. Gender roles influence partners' division of household labor.
d. The relative time available to each partner influences the division of household labor.


c

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