Which of the Following Folk Sayings Expresses the Idea of the "Second

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following folk sayings expresses the idea of the "second shift" as Arlie Hochschild described it?

• A) "A wife that does not know how to keep house throws out more with a teaspoon than a man can bring in with a shovel."
• B) "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater."
• C) "A woman has to be twice as good as a man to be regarded half as clever."
• D) "Man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done."
• E) "Good fences make good neighbors."

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