Question

A woman feels that she always needs to act cheerful and look her best when her husband gets home from work, because he has a stressful job and he needs her help to unwind. We would say this woman is:a. living outside the gender dichotomy.b. taking on the expressive role.c. taking on the instrumental role.d. a second-wave feminist.

Answer 1

The correct option is b) taking on the expressive role

Step-by-step explanation:

In sociology, an expressive role can be described as understanding the functions of a female for the family. The expressive role is an understanding that female need to provide emotional support and child upbringing for a family. Hence, option B is correct.

Other options, like option c, is no correct because the instrumental role is the understanding of the functionality of males in a family. The important functionality of males is to provide discipline and economic support for the family.