Author Question: Gerson claims that most of her respondents grew up at a time when they lived in nontraditional ... (Read 69 times)

Collmarie · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Gerson claims that most of her respondents grew up at a time when they lived in nontraditional family forms before reaching the age of 18 . Which of the following is NOT a sign of one of these new nontraditional forms of family life, as discussed by Gerson?

a. A large number of them grew up in a household where divorce or parental separation existed.
b. Most of these respondents grew up in households where both parents had to earn a living to meet the economic demands of the family.
c. Many of these respondents were only children, meaning that they had no siblings.
d. Many of her respondents felt that, if their mother did not work outside the home, it would have been better if she did.

Question 2

Gerson refers to her respondents as children of the gender revolution.. What does she mean by this?

a. They grew up at a time when new forms of family, other than the two-parent, two-child, white picket fence, and a dog, were beginning to take hold.
b. They grew up at a time when new opportunities for women, unimaginable by their grandmothers, were cropping up.
c. They grew up at a time of uncertain economics, insecure about what kind of jobs they would be able to get, and how much money they would be able to make.
d. All of the above.