When Mark and Jill Had Their First Child, They Had

question 35

Multiple Choice

When Mark and Jill had their first child, they had different reactions to parenthood. If their adjustment is typical of most new parents, you would expect that Jill would react to becoming a mother by:

• A) giving priority to her parenting and family roles
• B) intensifying her work efforts to become a better provider
• C) ignoring her parenting responsibilities and spending more time with her female friends
• D) assigning the majority of household and childcare responsibilities to Mark

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