Deck 43: The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work

Question 1

What is missing from many of the households presented in the reading?

A) love
B) money
C) food
D) time

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Most respondents of the Bright Horizons survey described themselves as ______.

A) workaholics
B) poor
C) free
D) overwhelmed

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The author found that surprisingly few Amerco employees took advantage of the company's family friendly policies. Which conclusion did the author reach about this trend?

A) Employees were distressed about job security and finances.
B) The worlds of home and work are blurred.
C) Home and work have reversed places.
D) Employees consider themselves just a number at their workplace.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What does Linda Avery do for her "free time"?

A) She babysits.
B) She takes overtime work.
C) She takes a drive in her truck.
D) She plans weekend getaways with girlfriends.

Question 5

A pink slip at work is the equivalent of a ______ at home.

A) relationship
B) divorce
C) neighborhood
D) sitcom

Question 6

Which term has become a powerful symbol of the struggle against the growing pressures at home, but was unknown generations ago?

A) taylorize
B) potential
C) homemaker
D) pink slip

Question 7

A service that children who are home alone can call to reach an adult is known as ______.

A) Kindercare
B) Playgroup Connections
C) Bright Horizons
D) Grandma, Please!

Question 8

All of the following countries are known for their work-family balance except ______.

A) Sweden
B) Norway
C) Denmark
D) the United States

Question 9

Which statement summarizes the author's conclusion?

A) It is important for two-job families to give children the time they need.
B) Children who attend daycare are at higher risk for suicide and drug addiction.
C) The 1950s were an ideal period for work-family balance in the United States.
D) Most working parents cannot afford quality daycare.

Question 10

The idea of "potential selves" is the fantasy parents have in pretending they could ______.

A) be home all day with their children
B) buy their children anything they wanted
C) quit their jobs to take care of their children
D) spend more time with their children

Question 11

Identify two "family-friendly" policies available at Amerco.

Question 12

Compare your own childhood to concepts discussed in the reading. Are there any similarities to the cases presented in the reading?

Question 13

Describe Amerco's modern participative management techniques that contribute to the allure of work.

Question 14

Define quality time and elaborate on how it has become a way of transferring the cult of efficiency from office to home.

Question 15

Explain the meaning of "taylorizing" time at home.