Sociological Research on the Division of Labor Within Married Couple

question 50

Multiple Choice

Sociological research on the division of labor within married couple households indicates that

• A) the allocation of housework is greatly influenced by men's and women's experiences in their families of origin.
• B) Latino men rarely get involved in domestic tasks.
• C) young professional couples are the most egalitarian.
• D) African American men and White men are equally likely to participate in housework.

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Definitions:

Renege

In service systems, the action by which a customer decides to leave or abandon the queue before receiving service.

Queue Discipline

The rule or method used to select the order in which units are selected for service when they have been waiting in line.

Arrival Population

The group of entities, such as people or items, arriving at a service system or facility, ready to be processed or serviced.

Behavior Of Arrivals

Refers to the pattern or distribution of instances or entities arriving at a system or service point, important in queueing theory and operations management.