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@Brianna17 · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

Discuss the three areas that working husbands and wives need to negotiate in order to achieve equity and equality in their relationship.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following has NOT been suggested as an explanation for why inequality is increasing in developed countries?

(a) steadily increasing control of labor by unions
(b) falling wages
(c) tax cuts favoring the rich
(d) global competition

xthemafja · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 18, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The student should indicate that Arlie Hochschild identified the division of labor in two-paycheck households as unfairly distributed, with the wife performing the majority of the household tasks. In order to change this inequity, three areas need to be addressed; 1. reassignment of tasks and responsibilities, 2. scheduling activities and tasks, and 3. establishing standards of cleanliness, order, etc.

Answer to Question 2

(a)