Exam 10: Work and Family

The labor force emerged during the

In 2014, percent of all employed women were office or sales workers.

Brad and Janet have been married for 10 years. Janet is a prosecuting attorney. Brad stays home to care for the house and family. The text would identify Brad as a

Before mothers entered the work force in large numbers, their employment outside the home was considered problematic.

In 2015, about percent of mothers of children under age 15 in married-couple families were stay-at- home mothers, wives of steadily employed men, who were temporarily out of the labor force for the entire year to "take care of home and family."

In 2010, percent of Americans said that marriages work better when the husband is breadwinner and the wife takes care of the house and children.

Men with children work compared to childless men, on average.

Home-based work has

Outline the origins, ambiguities, conflicts, and current consequences of the economic roles of husbands and wives. In your answer, be sure to use appropriate concepts and include supportive appropriate data or research results.

involves flexible starting and ending times with required core hours.

In general, men spend more time in unpaid family work than do nonHispanic white men.

The vast majority of two-paycheck marriages can be classified as dual-career.

Mothers of young children were the first women to move into employment outside the home.

In 2010, about percent of children ages 9 to 11 whose mothers were employed were in self-care.

Careers are basically the same as jobs.

In recent years, men have been decreasing their share of the housework.

Historically, black women have been far more likely than to work for wages.

Using credit rather than paying cash is one way families can address the stress of having inadequate economic resources.

What are the challenges of shift work for family members? Give an example.

involves an employee being able to take an extended period of time from work, either paid or unpaid, for the purpose of caring for a newborn, for a newly adopted or seriously ill child, for the care of an elderly parent, or for their own health needs with the guarantee of a job upon returning.