Jackson and olivia are high school sweethearts who married at the age of 21. both graduated from college with degrees in pharmac
y (jackson) and nursing (oliva) and work in their respected professions. they reside in near philadelphia, pa and are currently 30 years old and have two children, braden (7) and brently (6). using this information, answer the following questions. given the educational background and salaries of both in their fields, if it is assumed jackson and olivia share duties in the home as well, this would be an example of a/an:_________.
In sociology, the term egalitarian family refers to a family in which power is shared equally by both wife and husband. In other words, both husband and wife share the financial obligations equally.
In this example, both Jackson and Olivia have degrees in pharmacy and nursing and work in their professions. <u>Both fields have similar salaries, so they have approximately the same income</u>. We are assuming that t<u>hey share duties in the home, </u>therefore, this would be an example of egalitarian family since they share the financial and duties and obligations equally.
1 Declining fertility and increasing longevity lead to rising numbers of older persons as well as a continuously growing share of older persons in the population.
