Awoman 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 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.

The correct option is b)  taking on the expressive role

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.

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