Hochschild's Research,reported in Her Book,The Time Bind,shows That When Companies

question 12

Multiple Choice

Hochschild's research,reported in her book,The Time Bind,shows that when companies offer family-friendly supports like flextime and family leave,

• A)both women and men take good,appropriate advantage of these options.
• B)employees tend to exploit these options,reducing hours or skipping work for minor and avoidable reasons.
• C)employees generally do not use these options because the work culture encourages them to work long hours.
• D)women are more likely than men to take advantage of these options.

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