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Lydia and Bennettare a working couple. Lydia works as an accountant, while Bennett runs a software company out of home. In this scenario, which of the following holds true?
 
  A) Lydia and Bennett are a two-person single career couple.
  B) Lydia and Bennett play traditional gender roles.
  C)Lydia and Bennett area dual-earner couple.
  D) Lydia and Bennett are a stay-at-home couple.

Question 2

Discuss some indicators of the persistence of the sexual double-standard.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

There are severalindicators of the sexual double standard. The aging process may enhance man's desirability because he has more resources and power. In contrast, an older woman may be regarded as an asexual grandmother. Midlife women worried about their sex appeal, whereas midlife men felt less masculine because of erectile dysfunctions.Many cultures frown on liaisons and marriages between older women and younger men but approves of matches between older men and younger women.



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