Alice Rossi (cited in Aulette) identified four salient features of parenting in our society. They are
a. cultural pressure to assume the role; surprise onset of the role; irrevocability of the role; and inadequate preparation for parenthood.
b. social aspects of the role; the work assigned to the role; preparation for parenthood; and discipline techniques.
c. the experience; costs; benefits; termination.
d. socialization, internalization, preparation, experiential.
a
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A) The conflict perspective B) The feminist perspective C) The common sense perspective D) The symbolic interactionist perspective
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a. Increase b. Decrease c. Have no effect d. Eliminate
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a. more pronounced b. less pronounced c. more equal d. less stratified
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a. exploring the behavioral consequences on families when the breadwinner is killed on the job b. doing a comparative analysis of families that choose to stay and those who choose to move out of an ethnically changing neighborhood to find out the underlying causes for the difference in their choices c. determining the effects of the preferential hiring of people with disabilities on the morale of people without disabilities d. comparing the results of standardized test scores after the school year e. recruiting participants to watch a documentary and then measuring their opinions