Which of the Following Explains the Traditional Division of Labor

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains the traditional division of labor from the "relative resources approach"?

• A)Women's hormonal makeup is calming, making them uniquely qualified to take care of little children and the home simultaneously.
• B)Because men have more education, higher incomes, and more prestigious occupations, they are less responsible for domestic labor.
• C)Women's socialization better qualifies them to understand, teach, nurse, and physically care for children.
• D)Men are more intelligent than women, so the family benefits more if the man uses his intelligence to work outside of the home to provide economically for the family.

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Definitions:

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Non-Problem Drinkers

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Classical Conditioning

A type of learning described by the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936). In classical conditioning, a response is transferred from one stimulus to another. John B. Watson, an early behaviorist, took the view that classical conditioning was the basis for human behavior, including abnormal behavior. See also operant conditioning.

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