According to conflict theory, why are women's contributions to family life devalued? a. Family life remains the same when no one plays the expressive role. b. Women are entering the workforce in greater numbers. c. As a social group, men benefit from maintaining their dominant status. d. The resources provided by men are more valuable than those provided by women

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Alisa Williamson

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27 December, 20:55

According to conflict theory, why are women's contributions to family life devalued? a. Family life remains the same when no one plays the expressive role. b. Women are entering the workforce in greater numbers. c. As a social group, men benefit from maintaining their dominant status. d. The resources provided by men are more valuable than those provided by women

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Timothy Ayala · Answer 1

c. As a social group, men benefit from maintaining their dominant status.

Explanation:

As per the study of social psychology, conflict theory refers to the struggle for dominance among social groups for limited resources. Explaining gender power relation, conflict theory explains how dominant groups (men) exploits subordinate groups (women). It states that men exploit women to retain power and status. Therefore this theory explains the power relation between genders and dominated by men.