In the Late 1970s, Only One-Third of Americans Thought That

question 33

Multiple Choice

In the late 1970s, only one-third of Americans thought that mothers' employment was not harmful for their preschool-aged children. Thirty years later, that proportion rose to two-thirds, illustrating

• A) that women have become better mothers, able to juggle both paid work and child rearing.
• B) that popular attitudes toward the appropriate divisions between men and women have gradually shifted.
• C) that Americans tend to value the Protestant work ethic, encouraging everyone, despite their social status, to engage in paid labor.
• D) the limits of the feminist movement, which failed to make care work a waged occupation.

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