What Was the Most Significant Development in the Modern Western

question 10

Multiple Choice

What was the most significant development in the modern Western family?

• A) The sexual division of labor
• B) The decline in the number of children born to the average woman
• C) The delay of first marriage on the part of men
• D) Women's tendency to work in the home
• E) The introduction of piece work in the home economy

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Definitions:

Moral Development

The process through which individuals develop proper attitudes and behaviors toward other people in society, based on social and cultural norms, rules, and laws.

Conventional

Consisting with or based on norms, standards, or practices that are widely accepted and established.

Social Responsibility

The ethical framework suggesting that individuals or organizations should act in a way that benefits society at large.

Invisible Hand

A term coined by Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating behavior of the marketplace.