Author Question: Much has been written that the American family is broken. People cite rising divorce rates, unhappy ... (Read 54 times)

Wadzanai · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Much has been written that the American family is broken. People cite rising divorce rates, unhappy marriages, and declining income to take care of the family. Given this, among the respondents in Gerson's study, an overwhelming number of them see in their future

a. No need to get married and to have a stable relationship.
b. A life-long intimate bond with one individual.
c. A need to live with another person for economic and emotional reasons, but no reason to get married.
d. A desire to return to a more traditional marriage where women stay at home to take care of the children and men are the primary breadwinners.

Question 2

Generally speaking, in Gerson's study, in two-parents families characterized by gender flexibility where the mother decided to take a job and pursue a career,

a. less sharing of responsibilities and parental satisfaction was the result.
b. the father became jealous of the mother's earning potential and more family strife ensued.
c. the mother was still left to do the household chores and resented the arrangement.
d. Gerson did not mention any of the above in terms of these types of families.