As children leave home and parents retire, how do couples divide up household labor?

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.


The division of household labor changes little as a couple ages, and long-established patterns endure. Women continue to do the majority of housework.

Sociology

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Women commit homicide at nearly the same rate as men

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The necessity of proving one spouse guilty of marital misconduct was the only approach to divorce in the United States until the:

a. 1940s. b. 1950s. c. 1960s. d. 1970s.

Sociology

A social psychologist hypothesizes that the reason women remain in abusive marriages is because they learned that abuse was "normal" from their families of orientation. Which of the following theories is the social psychologist most likely using?

A. rational choice B. symbolic interaction C. conflict D. feminist

Sociology

When disabled men experience stereotyping they __________

A) may cope with their failure to live up to the hegemonic norms by being less competitive B) tend to be treated as weak, pitiful, and dependent rather than being treated as strong, independent, and self-reliant C) may reject society’s standards by denying their disability D) take on a feminine identity

Sociology