In Her Research for the Second Shift,Arlie Hochschild Interviewed Married

question 124

Multiple Choice

In her research for The Second Shift,Arlie Hochschild interviewed married couples to find out how they dealt with changing family roles as more women entered the workforce.What advantages came from her decision to use interviews as a research method?

• A) It allowed for a large group of people to be included in the study.
• B) It ensured that the respondents were always honest and forthcoming about their family lives and marital roles.
• C) It allowed her to gather direct quotations and construct an intimate portrait of married couples.
• D) It created both a control group and an experimental group and allowed Hochschild to compare them.

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