What Effect Did the Emergence of Wage Labor and the Specialization

question 8

Multiple Choice

What effect did the emergence of wage labor and the specialization of occupations and professions have on gender roles in the 19th-century United States?

• A) Wage labor had different effects depending on the intersection of gender, class, and race.
• B) Men and women were both sent to work in factories, disrupting previously established gender roles of the male breadwinner and the female homemaker.
• C) Women were driven to work in factories specializing in fabrics, clothing, and other household goods, while men were expected to make sure the children worked outside the home.
• D) The men were driven to work outside the home in factories, while the women took on household duties.

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