Mary has lived with and worked for the Miller family for the last seven years. She often steps in to take the children to after school activities and has even gone to a parent teacher conference or two because the dual-career couple is often unavailable. Mary's life reflects ______.

A) the fact that more people enjoy job that offer in-home services
B) the rise of high-income professionals and households with working parents
C) a shift in socially accepted service work that was once hidden
D) the fact that working women no longer have to fill guilty about not being in the home

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Itzel Hernandez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Mary's role as a live-in caretaker for a dual-career couple and their children reflects the rise of high-income professionals and households with working parents who rely on in-home services. This trend is driven by the increasing demand for work-life balance and the need for dual-income households to outsource some domestic responsibilities.

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