Question 1

Mike and Sheila are married.He works as an engineer and she as an accountant.They are best described as __________ family.

Accepted Answer

A) a dual-career 
B) a dual-income 
C) a dysfunctional 
D) atypical as a two-income 
A) a dual-career 
B) a dual-income 
C) a dysfunctional 
D) atypical as a two-income

Question 2

Jack complains that his wife is not sufficiently supportive,which causes him to do poorly at his job.Jack's wife responds that his job performance,which results in a lower paycheck,forces her to work more hours in her part-time job.Systems theorists point out that the real problem in this example is:

Accepted Answer

A) dysfunctionality. 
B) circularity. 
C) one of poor maintenance. 
D) dysequilibrium. 
A) dysfunctionality. 
B) circularity. 
C) one of poor maintenance. 
D) dysequilibrium.

Question 3

__________ is the process of working out the nature of particular roles in the course of interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) Role-taking 
B) Role-making 
C) Role-reversal 
D) Role-transition 
A) Role-taking 
B) Role-making 
C) Role-reversal 
D) Role-transition

Question 4

The text cites an investigation of 83 dual-income couples who had at least one preschool child.This research revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A) general agreement on wife and parental roles. 
B) couples saw little overlap between the wife and mother roles. 
C) women perceived the wife's role as less satisfying than did the men. 
D) all of the above 
A) general agreement on wife and parental roles. 
B) couples saw little overlap between the wife and mother roles. 
C) women perceived the wife's role as less satisfying than did the men. 
D) all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following groups has the best physical and mental health?

Accepted Answer

A) employed,married women 
B) employed,single women 
C) unemployed,married women 
D) unemployed,single women 
A) employed,married women 
B) employed,single women 
C) unemployed,married women 
D) unemployed,single women

Question 6

In __________ spillover,work demands or problems negatively affect family life.

Accepted Answer

A) family-to-work 
B) work-to-family 
C) dual-income 
D) dual-career 
A) family-to-work 
B) work-to-family 
C) dual-income 
D) dual-career

Question 7

Which of the following is an accurate statement about women in the labor force?

Accepted Answer

A) Their numbers have been decreasing steadily since World War II. 
B) A very small proportion of women with infant children are in the labor force. 
C) The fastest growing group of female workers is married mothers with children under 6 years of age. 
D) They have been entering primarily management and professional fields. 
A) Their numbers have been decreasing steadily since World War II. 
B) A very small proportion of women with infant children are in the labor force. 
C) The fastest growing group of female workers is married mothers with children under 6 years of age. 
D) They have been entering primarily management and professional fields.

Question 8

The text concludes that inequity in household tasks among dual-earner and dual-career couples is explained by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) differences in income 
B) the persistence of traditional role expectations 
C) wives not defining their unequal share of household tasks as unfair. 
D) all of the above 
A) differences in income 
B) the persistence of traditional role expectations 
C) wives not defining their unequal share of household tasks as unfair. 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Roughly __________ percent of pre-kindergarten children receive some kind of nonparental child care on a regular basis.

Accepted Answer

A) 11 
B) 31 
C) 61 
D) 91 
A) 11 
B) 31 
C) 61 
D) 91

Question 10

According to Zuo and Bian's research concerning household tasks and equity in China:

Accepted Answer

A) most of the wives in their investigation did not work outside the home. 
B) most of the couples agreed that the husband did more of the nonroutine work. 
C) the men and women disagreed about the appropriateness of each partner contributing to the family income. 
D) the wives perceived themselves as being treated unfairly. 
A) most of the wives in their investigation did not work outside the home. 
B) most of the couples agreed that the husband did more of the nonroutine work. 
C) the men and women disagreed about the appropriateness of each partner contributing to the family income. 
D) the wives perceived themselves as being treated unfairly.

Question 11

The text observes that equity is a crucial part of a satisfying,intimate relationship.This observation is a reflection of which theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

A) exchange theory 
B) systems theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) conflict theory 
A) exchange theory 
B) systems theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) conflict theory

Question 12

In terms of overall life satisfaction,the text concludes that:

Accepted Answer

A) on the whole,men and women in dual-earner families differ significantly from those in single-earner families. 
B) women with a sense of their own identity and feelings of independence will be healthier 
C) men in dual-earner families will always have lower satisfaction in comparison with men in single-earner situations. 
D) men in dual-earner families who feel that they are deprived or whose self-esteem is threatened by not being the good provider will have lower satisfaction. 
A) on the whole,men and women in dual-earner families differ significantly from those in single-earner families. 
B) women with a sense of their own identity and feelings of independence will be healthier 
C) men in dual-earner families will always have lower satisfaction in comparison with men in single-earner situations. 
D) men in dual-earner families who feel that they are deprived or whose self-esteem is threatened by not being the good provider will have lower satisfaction.

Question 13

Women are likely to do the bulk of the housework.After the birth of a child,the woman's workload

Accepted Answer

A) tends to be shared more equally by her husband. 
B) decreases dramatically. 
C) tends to increase. 
D) tends to remain at the pre-child level. 
A) tends to be shared more equally by her husband. 
B) decreases dramatically. 
C) tends to increase. 
D) tends to remain at the pre-child level.

Question 14

Leroy and Samantha are a married,dual-career couple.When Leroy comes home from work,he participates fully in both child care and household tasks.They are a/an __________ dual-career family.

Accepted Answer

A) traditional 
B) participant 
C) role-sharing 
D) postindustrial,androgynous 
A) traditional 
B) participant 
C) role-sharing 
D) postindustrial,androgynous

Question 15

Jack and his wife,Marion,are both employed full time.It is very likely that:

Accepted Answer

A) Marion spends twice as much time doing food prep and cleanup as Jack. 
B) Jack spends three hours doing housework for every hour Marion spends. 
C) Marion and Jack spend equal amounts of time at housework. 
D) Most of the housework is done by a hired worker. 
A) Marion spends twice as much time doing food prep and cleanup as Jack. 
B) Jack spends three hours doing housework for every hour Marion spends. 
C) Marion and Jack spend equal amounts of time at housework. 
D) Most of the housework is done by a hired worker.

Question 16

In her study of dual-career families,Gilbert identified three different arrangements.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Accepted Answer

A) traditional 
B) participant 
C) role-sharing 
D) egalitarian 
A) traditional 
B) participant 
C) role-sharing 
D) egalitarian

Question 17

A study of Lebanese couples found that husbands who were minimally involved with housework had what effect on their wives?

Accepted Answer

A) wives were more likely to be distressed 
B) wives were more likely to be unhappy 
C) wives were more likely to be uncomfortable with their husbands 
D) all of these 
A) wives were more likely to be distressed 
B) wives were more likely to be unhappy 
C) wives were more likely to be uncomfortable with their husbands 
D) all of these

Question 18

Among the women in dual-earner families with children studied by McLaughlin,Cormier,and Cormier,which of the following is NOT one of the time-management coping strategies cited?

Accepted Answer

A) do more than one task at a time 
B) have contingency plans 
C) avoid asking other family members for help 
D) breaking large jobs down into smaller subtasks 
A) do more than one task at a time 
B) have contingency plans 
C) avoid asking other family members for help 
D) breaking large jobs down into smaller subtasks

Question 19

An important family-friendly social policy is:

Accepted Answer

A) providing overtime for higher take-home pay. 
B) encouraging workers to get additional education so they can advance. 
C) offer workers flexible working hours. 
D) all of the above. 
A) providing overtime for higher take-home pay. 
B) encouraging workers to get additional education so they can advance. 
C) offer workers flexible working hours. 
D) all of the above.

Question 20

According to the text's discussion of the costs of both parents working:

Accepted Answer

A) many people believe that a woman who works outside the home cannot care for her children as well as the woman who is a homemaker. 
B) a substantial number of both men and women believe that either the children or the marriage get slighted if the woman is employed. 
C) the belief that children suffer may be greater when there are sons rather than daughters involved. 
D) all of the above 
A) many people believe that a woman who works outside the home cannot care for her children as well as the woman who is a homemaker. 
B) a substantial number of both men and women believe that either the children or the marriage get slighted if the woman is employed. 
C) the belief that children suffer may be greater when there are sons rather than daughters involved. 
D) all of the above

Mike and Sheila are married.He works as an engineer and she as an accountant.They are best described as __________ family.

__________ is the process of working out the nature of particular roles in the course of interaction.

The text cites an investigation of 83 dual-income couples who had at least one preschool child.This research revealed that:

Which of the following groups has the best physical and mental health?

In __________ spillover,work demands or problems negatively affect family life.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about women in the labor force?

The text concludes that inequity in household tasks among dual-earner and dual-career couples is explained by which of the following?

Roughly __________ percent of pre-kindergarten children receive some kind of nonparental child care on a regular basis.

According to Zuo and Bian's research concerning household tasks and equity in China:

The text observes that equity is a crucial part of a satisfying,intimate relationship.This observation is a reflection of which theoretical approach?

In terms of overall life satisfaction,the text concludes that:

Women are likely to do the bulk of the housework.After the birth of a child,the woman's workload

Leroy and Samantha are a married,dual-career couple.When Leroy comes home from work,he participates fully in both child care and household tasks.They are a/an __________ dual-career family.

Jack and his wife,Marion,are both employed full time.It is very likely that:

In her study of dual-career families,Gilbert identified three different arrangements.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A study of Lebanese couples found that husbands who were minimally involved with housework had what effect on their wives?

Among the women in dual-earner families with children studied by McLaughlin,Cormier,and Cormier,which of the following is NOT one of the time-management coping strategies cited?

An important family-friendly social policy is:

According to the text's discussion of the costs of both parents working:

Marriage and Family in America: Needs, myths, and Dreams

Diversity in Families

Gender Roles: Foundation for Intimacy

Sexuality

Getting Involved

Falling in Love

Selecting a Life Partner

Getting Married

The Challenge of Communication

Power and Conflict in Marriage

Becoming a Parent

Family Crises

Separation and Divorce

Remarriage and Stepfamilies

Intimacy in the Later Years

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Exam 11: Work and Home

Mike and Sheila are married.He works as an engineer and she as an accountant.They are best described as __________ family.

__________ is the process of working out the nature of particular roles in the course of interaction.

The text cites an investigation of 83 dual-income couples who had at least one preschool child.This research revealed that:

Which of the following groups has the best physical and mental health?

In __________ spillover,work demands or problems negatively affect family life.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about women in the labor force?

The text concludes that inequity in household tasks among dual-earner and dual-career couples is explained by which of the following?

Roughly __________ percent of pre-kindergarten children receive some kind of nonparental child care on a regular basis.

According to Zuo and Bian's research concerning household tasks and equity in China:

The text observes that equity is a crucial part of a satisfying,intimate relationship.This observation is a reflection of which theoretical approach?

In terms of overall life satisfaction,the text concludes that:

Women are likely to do the bulk of the housework.After the birth of a child,the woman's workload

Leroy and Samantha are a married,dual-career couple.When Leroy comes home from work,he participates fully in both child care and household tasks.They are a/an __________ dual-career family.

Jack and his wife,Marion,are both employed full time.It is very likely that:

In her study of dual-career families,Gilbert identified three different arrangements.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A study of Lebanese couples found that husbands who were minimally involved with housework had what effect on their wives?

Among the women in dual-earner families with children studied by McLaughlin,Cormier,and Cormier,which of the following is NOT one of the time-management coping strategies cited?

An important family-friendly social policy is:

According to the text's discussion of the costs of both parents working:

Marriage and Family in America: Needs, myths, and Dreams

Diversity in Families

Gender Roles: Foundation for Intimacy

Sexuality

Getting Involved

Falling in Love

Selecting a Life Partner

Getting Married

The Challenge of Communication

Power and Conflict in Marriage

Becoming a Parent

Family Crises

Separation and Divorce

Remarriage and Stepfamilies

Intimacy in the Later Years

Filters