The following sentences are in jumbled order. Arrange them in the most logical sequence to form a meaningful paragraph.
A. The concern for the integration of different parts of people's lives, such as work and personal life is not new.
B. Nowadays the proactive promotion of the work life balance by organizations has become more important than ever because new generations arriving at work demand that work environment should be fluid and flexible.
C. In this respect, organizational practices such as child care services, extended and flexible parental leave schemes among others, may increase balance between work and personal life.
D. As Lewis et al. argued, in the 60s the focus mainly was on working-mothers, but from the 80s the work-life conflict and its relationship with stress and burnout already generated concern and research.
The following sentences are in jumbled order. Arrange them in the most logical sequence to form a meaningful paragraph.
A. The concern for the integration of different parts of people's lives, such as work and personal life is not new.
B. Nowadays the proactive promotion of the work life balance by organizations has become more important than ever because new generations arriving at work demand that work environment should be fluid and flexible.
C. In this respect, organizational practices such as child care services, extended and flexible parental leave schemes among others, may increase balance between work and personal life.
D. As Lewis et al. argued, in the 60s the focus mainly was on working-mothers, but from the 80s the work-life conflict and its relationship with stress and burnout already generated concern and research.
Solution
The paragraph discusses work-life balance from a historical perspective to present-day solutions. The opening sentence should introduce the topic, followed by historical evidence, then current trends, and finally the solutions.
Option 1 (ADBC) -> A introduces that the concern isn't new -> D provides historical evidence from the 60s and 80s -> B transitions to "Nowadays" showing current importance -> C begins with "In this respect" offering solutions to B's point.
Option 2 (BDCA) -> Starts with current situation before introducing the topic -> breaks logical flow by putting introduction (A) in the middle.
Option 3 (DBAC) -> Starts with historical evidence before introducing the topic -> lacks proper introduction.
Option 4 (BCDA) -> Starts with current situation and solutions before introducing the topic and history -> completely reverses the logical flow.
Hence, Option 1 (ADBC) -> A properly introduces the topic, D provides historical context supporting "not new," B transitions smoothly to present day with "Nowadays," and C follows naturally with "In this respect" to discuss organizational solutions -> correct