What effect did emancipation have on the structure of the black family?

A) Black couples managed to maintain equality within the household because black men tended to enjoy being able to stay at home.
B) Black families increasingly adopted the nineteenth-century idea that men and women held different responsibilities.
C) Although gender roles between men and women stayed the same, black men needed to engage in more intensive labor than ever before.
D) Black families became increasingly matrilineal as black women started to enter the workforce and earn wages.
E) Black families enjoyed a good, stable quality of life because most black women tended to embrace the opportunity to enter field labor.

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Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Emancipation led to significant changes in the structure of the black family, including the adoption of the nineteenth-century idea of separate spheres for men and women. This meant that men and women were seen as having different roles and responsibilities within the family and society, with men often engaging in public work and women taking on domestic roles. This shift reflected broader societal changes and the influence of prevailing gender norms of the time.

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