Because Working-Class Men Are Not Perceived as Having Careers and Because

question 43

Multiple Choice

Because working-class men are not perceived as having careers and because their lower earnings given them less status as providers within the household, Pyke argued that working-class families_______.

• A) incorporate more flexible gender roles.
• B) are more likely to be happy.
• C) rely on rigidly gendered divisions of labor.
• D) are more suceptible to insurance scams.

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Definitions:

Common-Law Negligence

Refers to the failure to act with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances, leading to unintended harm to others.

Legal Duty

Refers to an obligation imposed by law upon an individual to act or refrain from acting in a certain manner.

Proximately Caused

A legal principle that limits the damages a plaintiff can recover to those which are directly related to the defendant's actions.

Proximate Cause

A legal concept that links a defendant’s conduct with the plaintiff's injury or damage, establishing liability based on the foreseeability of the harm.