Frankie and Mike Are a Dual-Earner Couple

question 36

Multiple Choice

Frankie and Mike are a dual-earner couple.They would like to have a better balance between work and family.Which of the following is good advice to help them combine their work and family roles?

• A) Frankie should set the standards for child care, become the family child-rearing expert, and expect Mike to abide by the standards she sets.
• B) Both Frankie and Mike should critically evaluate the time that they devote to work in view of their family values and priorities, cutting back where needed.
• C) While Mike should take on an equal share of child-care responsibilities, Frankie can take on a greater share of household duties because she can do them more efficiently.
• D) Both Frankie and Mike should understand that family life needs to accommodate to work demands because it not possible to adjust work roles to meet family needs.

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Definitions:

IR Absorptions

The process by which molecules absorb specific frequencies of infrared light, causing transitions in their vibrational energy levels, useful for molecular identification.

Structure

Refers to the arrangement of atoms within a molecule, including their spatial orientation and any form of bonding or connectivity between them.

C≡C Stretch

A vibrational motion observed in IR spectroscopy, characteristic of the carbon-carbon triple bond stretching.

C≡N Stretch

A spectroscopic term referring to the absorption frequency characteristic of the triple bond between carbon and nitrogen atoms in nitriles, observable in infrared or Raman spectra.