Question 1

Women who work outside of the home for pay

Accepted Answer

A)  generally experience more psychological anxiety than women who are full-time homemakers. 
B)  usually require more domestic labor from both sons and daughters than do women in traditional families. 
C)  generally have higher levels of physical and psychological well-being than full-time homemakers, even when juggling domestic and work roles. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  generally experience more psychological anxiety than women who are full-time homemakers. 
B)  usually require more domestic labor from both sons and daughters than do women in traditional families. 
C)  generally have higher levels of physical and psychological well-being than full-time homemakers, even when juggling domestic and work roles. 
D)  all of the above

Question 2

Hochschild found that women's "second shift" activities in the home add up to

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer hours than men spend in maintaining yards and household machines. 
B)  more time than full-time homemakers spend on domestic activities. 
C)  the delegation of work to husbands and children. 
D)  an extra month of work each year. 
A)  fewer hours than men spend in maintaining yards and household machines. 
B)  more time than full-time homemakers spend on domestic activities. 
C)  the delegation of work to husbands and children. 
D)  an extra month of work each year.

Question 3

About 30% of corporate officers in Fortune 500 companies are women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which state was the first to offer paid family leave?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  California 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Florida 
A)  New York 
B)  California 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Florida

Question 5

The wife as sole provider scenario usually occurs because

Accepted Answer

A)  of unanticipated economic setbacks for the family. 
B)  the wife chooses to be the provider. 
C)  the husband is retired or disabled. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  of unanticipated economic setbacks for the family. 
B)  the wife chooses to be the provider. 
C)  the husband is retired or disabled. 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Dual-earner families outnumber traditional families (those in which the husband but not the wife is employed) two to one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research by Bianchi,Robinson,and Milkie shows that,compared to 25 years ago,

Accepted Answer

A)  parents are spending more time playing with or talking to their children. 
B)  leisure-time has become less family-centered. 
C)  married parents spend more time together. 
D)  women are spending more time doing household chores. 
A)  parents are spending more time playing with or talking to their children. 
B)  leisure-time has become less family-centered. 
C)  married parents spend more time together. 
D)  women are spending more time doing household chores.

Question 8

The most important reason for the increase in labor force participation among wives is

Accepted Answer

A)  the rising cost of sending children to college. 
B)  the growth in the service economy. 
C)  the increased availability of child care. 
D)  the feminist movement. 
A)  the rising cost of sending children to college. 
B)  the growth in the service economy. 
C)  the increased availability of child care. 
D)  the feminist movement.

Question 9

Which of the following is an effect of the split of work and family that occurred with industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  White middle-class women's paid employment increased. 
B)  The image of ʺfamily as encumbranceʺ emerged. 
C)  Unpaid work within the household became invisible. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  White middle-class women's paid employment increased. 
B)  The image of ʺfamily as encumbranceʺ emerged. 
C)  Unpaid work within the household became invisible. 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

Teen workers are primarily low-income youth who contribute their earnings to improve their familiesʹ financial status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The 24-7 economy has impacted family life in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increasing number of couples work different hours. 
B)  Family members are frequently required to work weekends or second/third shifts. 
C)  Family members have less time to be together and share family activities. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  An increasing number of couples work different hours. 
B)  Family members are frequently required to work weekends or second/third shifts. 
C)  Family members have less time to be together and share family activities. 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

According to the research of Sayer,Cohen,and Casper on housework and childcare,which of the following is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hours women spend doing housework have decreased. 
B)  The hours women spend doing childcare have decreased. 
C)  The overall number of hours men and women spend doing housework has decreased. 
D)  The hours men spend doing housework have increased. 
A)  The hours women spend doing housework have decreased. 
B)  The hours women spend doing childcare have decreased. 
C)  The overall number of hours men and women spend doing housework has decreased. 
D)  The hours men spend doing housework have increased.

Women who work outside of the home for pay

Hochschild found that women's "second shift" activities in the home add up to

About 30% of corporate officers in Fortune 500 companies are women.

Which state was the first to offer paid family leave?

The wife as sole provider scenario usually occurs because

Dual-earner families outnumber traditional families (those in which the husband but not the wife is employed) two to one.

Research by Bianchi,Robinson,and Milkie shows that,compared to 25 years ago,

The most important reason for the increase in labor force participation among wives is

Which of the following is an effect of the split of work and family that occurred with industrialization?

Teen workers are primarily low-income youth who contribute their earnings to improve their familiesʹ financial status.

The 24-7 economy has impacted family life in which of the following ways?

According to the research of Sayer,Cohen,and Casper on housework and childcare,which of the following is not true?

Images,Ideals,and Myths

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

The Historical Making of Family Diversity

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Class,Race,and Gender

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Parents and Children

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 7: Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family

Women who work outside of the home for pay

Hochschild found that women's "second shift" activities in the home add up to

About 30% of corporate officers in Fortune 500 companies are women.

Which state was the first to offer paid family leave?

The wife as sole provider scenario usually occurs because

Dual-earner families outnumber traditional families (those in which the husband but not the wife is employed) two to one.

Research by Bianchi,Robinson,and Milkie shows that,compared to 25 years ago,

The most important reason for the increase in labor force participation among wives is

Which of the following is an effect of the split of work and family that occurred with industrialization?

Teen workers are primarily low-income youth who contribute their earnings to improve their familiesʹ financial status.

The 24-7 economy has impacted family life in which of the following ways?

According to the research of Sayer,Cohen,and Casper on housework and childcare,which of the following is not true?

Images,Ideals,and Myths

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

The Historical Making of Family Diversity

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Class,Race,and Gender

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Parents and Children

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

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