The chapter mentions that in 1965 married women with children worked an average

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The chapter mentions that in 1965 married women with children worked an average of 32 hours per week while men worked an average of only 4 hours on houseworklong dash a total of 36 hours of housework. In 2016, the estimated average weekly hours of housework for women declined to 15.7, while the hours worked by men increased to about 9.7 long dash a total of 25.4 hours of housework. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "American Time Uselong dash 2016," June 27, 2017. Does the decrease in the total number of hours of housework long dash from 36 to 25.4 long dash mean that families are willing to live in messier homes?

A. No, because there are more labor saving devices so less time is required.

B. Yes, because families are too busy now to worry about a clean house.

C. No, because women have just decided to let men do more work.

D. Yes, because homes are larger now and would require more hours of housework to keep a home clean.

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A is the correct option.

Reason- There has been a decrease in number of hours total worked into the maintenance of the house however the hours for men has increased by more than 100 percent from 4 hours to 9.7 hours. And that of women has reduced by around 50 percent from 32 to 15.7. This indicates below things-

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