Shandy and Moe,in "Negotiating Work and Family in America," Argue

question 13

Multiple Choice

Shandy and Moe,in "Negotiating Work and Family in America," argue that a key to women's rank is

• A) control over family finances.
• B) having a large number of children.
• C) obtaining high-level occupational positions.
• D) their contribution of goods and services toward family maintenance.

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Definitions:

Industrialization

The transformation process in which an economy shifts from largely focusing on agriculture to mainly concentrating on the manufacturing of products.

Suburban Tract Development

The process of dividing an area of land, often in the outskirts of a city, into lots for the construction of a large number of similar homes or residential units.

Levittown

One of the first mass-produced suburban housing developments in the U.S., symbolizing post-WWII suburban growth.

Recessions

Periods of economic decline identified by a decrease in GDP in two successive quarters, characterized by reduced spending and increased unemployment.