Before They Married, Melinda and Michael, Who Are Both Employed

question 94

Multiple Choice

Before they married, Melinda and Michael, who are both employed full time and collect the same pay, agreed to share equally in routine household tasks such as cleaning and grocery shopping. In reality, Melinda is now doing about 80 percent of the household work. This situation is an example of

• A) an integrative disaster.
• B) an inequitable relationship.
• C) a social dilemma.
• D) a zero-sum relationship.

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