Authority Patterns: The Joneses Rita and Mike Jones have been married for 10 years. They have a 5-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter. Mike works for an engineering firm; Rita is a nurse at a local hospital. Although the couple shares a bank account, Mike makes the majority of the financial decisions regarding the houses, cars, vacations, and investments. In turn, Rita makes most of the decisions regarding household meals, the décor in the home, the choice of physicians, and activities for the children. With this background in mind, please answer the following questions. Which of the following would be true of the scenario if the family were a patriarchy? Multiple Choice Mike would make most of the decisions. Mike and Rita would make most decisions together. Rita would make most of the decisions.
