Which of the following students best describes the conclusions about parents taking care of children?
a. Mike: "A father's gender-role orientation is not related to his tendency to take care of his children.".
b. Carol: "In the past three decades fathers have increased their child-care responsibilities, but mothers still perform between 60% and 90% of child-care tasks.".
c. Miles: "Canadian fathers perform a much higher proportion of child-care tasks than US fathers.".
d. Selina: "Children show greater cognitive and social skills when mothers (rather than fathers) provide a high proportion of the child care.".
B
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