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intro to gen 9

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How has urbanization created incentives to have fewer children?	Raising children in cities is more expensive.
Feminists in the 1960s and 1970s contributed to changing the rules of marriage by	emphasizing that women and men were jointly responsible for housework and had to negotiate who would do what.
How is female prostitution related to early capitalism?	Prostitution was a means of economic survival for poor women
The increasing importance of the cosmetics industry from the 1920s to the present has reflected how	women’s investments in their appearance became strategically important.
Which of the following definitions best describes a patriarchal marriage?	Men are heads of the household and women are their property.
The idea of a family wage is meant to	enable some men to earn a wage sufficient to support an unemployed wife and several children.
During the 1950s, there were several notable changes in social trends. For example,	the education gap between women and men increased sharply.
Why would anyone call World War II a "nationwide ‘coming out’ experience"?	Putting so many young men together in same-sex environments offered them opportunities for homoerotic encounters.
The ideology of separate spheres caused women in the 1950s and 1960s more strain than it had in earlier decades. How would this increase in strain be best explained?	As a group, they had higher levels of education and work experience before marriage, so housework and childcare did not feel like it was using all their abilities.
What has been the statistical trend for ages at which women first marry?	Between 1920 and 1940, it rose, but by 1950, it had dropped substantially. In the 1960s, it began rising again and hasn’t stopped since.
What impact did the publication of the Feminine Mystique have on U.S. gender relations?	It showed that middle-class women were frustrated and unhappy with the breadwinner/housewife marriage model.
How did Playboy challenge the gender norms of the 1950s?	It violated the idea that heterosexual men would inevitably want to marry and have children.
the breadwinner/housewife model did not offer women economic equality because	access to a living wage came through men, and the work women did in maintaining a household was no longer recognized as work.
Which of the following best describes the changes in the U.S. population?	About forty percent of all American children today are born to an unmarried parent.
lee plans to propose legislation that will ban pregnant women from working on oil rigs and in chemical labs. He is very concerned about protecting their health. Congressman Lee’s initiative is a good example of how protective legislation is based on	benevolent sexism

Created by: peachyidk

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