As Women's Status Changed, Men's Lives Changed in All of the Following

question 38

Multiple Choice

As women's status changed, men's lives changed in all of the following ways except

• A) employers offered paternity leave in addition to maternity leave.
• B) companies increasingly acknowledged shared obligations of two-worker households.
• C) more men took on traditional female household chores.
• D) Congress passed a Family Leave Bill that protected jobs for fathers and mothers who need time off for family reasons.
• E) men began to look outside of their marriages for the emotional connections they once shared with wives.

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Definitions:

Adverse Selection

A situation where asymmetric information leads to the selection of undesirable participants in a transaction or contract, often seen in insurance markets.

Consumer Surplus

The divergence between the total sum consumers are inclined and able to disburse for a merchandise or service, and the total sum they actually disburse.

Negative Externality

A cost that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost, often associated with production or consumption activities.