When a man is angry at the amount of alimony his ex-wife receives, even though she didn't earn any money when they were married, he reminds us that:
A) domestic work is unskilled and instinctive.
B) families are often a source of instability and social problems.
C) the expressive role tends to be better rewarded than the instrumental role.
D) women have managed to gain equality through legal means and now have at least as much power as men.
E) the social rewards for filling the expressive and instrumental roles are not equal.

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The statement reflects the idea that the social rewards (such as financial compensation through alimony) for filling expressive roles (typically associated with emotional support and caregiving within the family, often undertaken by women) and instrumental roles (often associated with earning money and providing for the family financially, traditionally undertaken by men) are not equal. This inequality is highlighted by the man's anger over alimony payments, which can be seen as a recognition of the value of domestic work and caregiving roles that are often undervalued in society.

When a Man Is Angry at the Amount of Alimony