Question 1

What proportion of adult females in the United States are year-around,full-time housewives?

Accepted Answer

A) Slightly less than one-tenth 
B) About one-quarter 
C) Nearly half 
D) Over three-quarters 
A) Slightly less than one-tenth 
B) About one-quarter 
C) Nearly half 
D) Over three-quarters

Question 2

Lim studied Korean immigrant couples and found that

Accepted Answer

A) husbands will do childcare but refuse to do cleaning,cooking or laundry. 
B) husband and wives share housework and childcare when both work. 
C) mothers and mothers-in-law support traditional ways keeping husbands away from domestic work and wives subordinate. 
D) wives negotiate agreements for husbands to share housework in exchange for their working in family businesses. 
A) husbands will do childcare but refuse to do cleaning,cooking or laundry. 
B) husband and wives share housework and childcare when both work. 
C) mothers and mothers-in-law support traditional ways keeping husbands away from domestic work and wives subordinate. 
D) wives negotiate agreements for husbands to share housework in exchange for their working in family businesses.

Question 3

All of the following are sources of gender socialization discussed by Aulette EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Adult models 
B) Government policy implemented in schools 
C) Cultural artifacts such as gender models in books and television 
D) Peers 
A) Adult models 
B) Government policy implemented in schools 
C) Cultural artifacts such as gender models in books and television 
D) Peers

Question 4

Research documents gendered differences in housework.Findings indicate that _______ do most of the daily jobs,_______ do most of the jobs that are time-bound, _______ more often do two or three things at one time,and _______ serve as time and motion managers of the family.

Accepted Answer

A) men ...men ...men ...men 
B) women ...women ...women ...women 
C) men ...men ...women ...women 
D) women ...women ...men ...men 
A) men ...men ...men ...men 
B) women ...women ...women ...women 
C) men ...men ...women ...women 
D) women ...women ...men ...men

Question 5

Full-time housewives do much more housework than women who are in the paid labor force.Aulette concludes that this means that

Accepted Answer

A) full-time housewives do a lot of unnecessary work. 
B) the quality of life of people in families where women are employed outside the home is diminished because necessary work is not being done. 
C) Both A and B above. 
D) None of the above. 
A) full-time housewives do a lot of unnecessary work. 
B) the quality of life of people in families where women are employed outside the home is diminished because necessary work is not being done. 
C) Both A and B above. 
D) None of the above.

Question 6

According to socialist feminists,what is the relationship between gender and housework?

Accepted Answer

A) Gender inequality in our society causes housework to be divided unequally between men and women. 
B) An unequal division of housework between women and men creates gender inequality. 
C) Both A and B above. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Gender inequality in our society causes housework to be divided unequally between men and women. 
B) An unequal division of housework between women and men creates gender inequality. 
C) Both A and B above. 
D) None of the above.

Question 7

Which of the following illustrates the Rational Choice model to explain the division of housework?

Accepted Answer

A) Girls identify with their mothers.Boys identify with their fathers.Both carry this identification into their adult roles. 
B) Toy kitchens and baby dolls are marketed to girls who are socialized into assuming housewife roles. 
C) Men can make the most wages in paid work.Women are more skilled in housework.Traditional roles,therefore,are the most efficient. 
D) When boys and girls play house,they are likely to model themselves after their adult models or media images. 
A) Girls identify with their mothers.Boys identify with their fathers.Both carry this identification into their adult roles. 
B) Toy kitchens and baby dolls are marketed to girls who are socialized into assuming housewife roles. 
C) Men can make the most wages in paid work.Women are more skilled in housework.Traditional roles,therefore,are the most efficient. 
D) When boys and girls play house,they are likely to model themselves after their adult models or media images.

Question 8

Several demographic and social changes are increasing the importance of elder care in families.All of the following are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) For the first time in history,the average married couple has more parents than children. 
B) Middle-generation women in the future will spend more years with parents over sixty-five than with children under the age of eighteen. 
C) Declining birth rates mean fewer siblings to share the care of elder parents. 
D) Husbands and wives almost share equally the care of elder parents. 
A) For the first time in history,the average married couple has more parents than children. 
B) Middle-generation women in the future will spend more years with parents over sixty-five than with children under the age of eighteen. 
C) Declining birth rates mean fewer siblings to share the care of elder parents. 
D) Husbands and wives almost share equally the care of elder parents.

Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding children's contributions to housework among two-parent families?

Accepted Answer

A) There is virtually no differences between families of different races in the amount of housework done by children. 
B) White children do significantly more housework than African American children. 
C) African American children do significantly more housework than white children. 
D) White children do more skilled housework (like shopping or baby sitting)while African American children do more unskilled work (like washing dishes). 
A) There is virtually no differences between families of different races in the amount of housework done by children. 
B) White children do significantly more housework than African American children. 
C) African American children do significantly more housework than white children. 
D) White children do more skilled housework (like shopping or baby sitting)while African American children do more unskilled work (like washing dishes).

Question 10

Aulette reports that _________ has become the most significant work of the American housewife.

Accepted Answer

A) transportation 
B) food preparation 
C) emotional nurturance 
D) cleaning 
A) transportation 
B) food preparation 
C) emotional nurturance 
D) cleaning

Question 11

Research indicates that various couples divide housework differently.All of the following are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Gay and lesbian couples share housework more equally than heterosexual couples. 
B) Married couples are more likely to divide housework along traditionally stereotyped patterns. 
C) Cohabiting men do similar amounts of housework as married men. 
D) Cohabiting women do more housework than married women. 
A) Gay and lesbian couples share housework more equally than heterosexual couples. 
B) Married couples are more likely to divide housework along traditionally stereotyped patterns. 
C) Cohabiting men do similar amounts of housework as married men. 
D) Cohabiting women do more housework than married women.

Question 12

Research documents gendered differences in housework.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Women are more likely to do the daily household jobs. 
B) Women are more likely to do most of the household jobs that are time-bound,ie.those that must be done at a certain time. 
C) Men are more likely to do multitasking: two or more things at the same time. 
D) Men are less likely to serve as the time and motion managers,keeping other family members on task. 
A) Women are more likely to do the daily household jobs. 
B) Women are more likely to do most of the household jobs that are time-bound,ie.those that must be done at a certain time. 
C) Men are more likely to do multitasking: two or more things at the same time. 
D) Men are less likely to serve as the time and motion managers,keeping other family members on task.

Question 13

A researcher who is examining the criteria couples use to make decisions about how to divide housework is probably using which of the following frameworks?

Accepted Answer

A) Rational choice 
B) Socialization 
C) Socialist feminist 
D) Symbolic interaction 
A) Rational choice 
B) Socialization 
C) Socialist feminist 
D) Symbolic interaction

Question 14

Socialist feminists

Accepted Answer

A) dislike men. 
B) constitute a caucus pushing for gender equality within the American Socialist Party. 
C) use a theoretical framework combining a concern for gender inequality and a concern about economic factors. 
D) advocate wages for full-time housewives in recognition of their contribution to the economy. 
A) dislike men. 
B) constitute a caucus pushing for gender equality within the American Socialist Party. 
C) use a theoretical framework combining a concern for gender inequality and a concern about economic factors. 
D) advocate wages for full-time housewives in recognition of their contribution to the economy.

Question 15

A researcher who is examining toys that can be used to learn about housework,like toy stoves and dolls,is probably using which of the following frameworks?

Accepted Answer

A) Rational choice 
B) Socialization 
C) Socialist feminist 
D) Structural Functionalism 
A) Rational choice 
B) Socialization 
C) Socialist feminist 
D) Structural Functionalism

Question 16

Children in one-parent households are likely to perform __________ children in two-parent households.

Accepted Answer

A) the same amount of housework as 
B) a much larger share of housework than 
C) a much smaller share of housework than 
A) the same amount of housework as 
B) a much larger share of housework than 
C) a much smaller share of housework than

Question 17

Housework is often an invisible activity,not only in families but also in social science research.What prompts it to become more visible,that is,more noticeable to family members?

Accepted Answer

A) Feminists have been writing about it for 20 years but publishers have just started to publish the articles. 
B) As women have entered the labor force,getting the housework done or sharing it has become more problematic. 
C) Housekeeping standards have fallen and husbands are complaining about sloppy housekeeping. 
D) Generational differences in expectations have prompted mothers and mothers-in-law to be critical of the housekeeping of their daughters and daughters-in-law. 
A) Feminists have been writing about it for 20 years but publishers have just started to publish the articles. 
B) As women have entered the labor force,getting the housework done or sharing it has become more problematic. 
C) Housekeeping standards have fallen and husbands are complaining about sloppy housekeeping. 
D) Generational differences in expectations have prompted mothers and mothers-in-law to be critical of the housekeeping of their daughters and daughters-in-law.

Question 18

Various social policies have been recommended to make dividing housework more equitable.Aulette identified which of the following as a more attainable and appropriate goal?

Accepted Answer

A) Require husbands to pay housewives. 
B) Have the government pay housewives. 
C) Socialize housework. 
D) Encourage more equitable division of housework through more equitable work-family policies. 
A) Require husbands to pay housewives. 
B) Have the government pay housewives. 
C) Socialize housework. 
D) Encourage more equitable division of housework through more equitable work-family policies.

Question 19

Romero's research on Chicana domestic workers documents several common characteristics.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) It involves the extraction of unpaid emotional labor from maids. 
B) It appears to be companionable but actually includes frequent reminders of inequality for the maid. 
C) How and when to do chores is a constant struggle for employer and employee. 
D) Maids attempt to create personal friendships with employers but are snubbed. 
A) It involves the extraction of unpaid emotional labor from maids. 
B) It appears to be companionable but actually includes frequent reminders of inequality for the maid. 
C) How and when to do chores is a constant struggle for employer and employee. 
D) Maids attempt to create personal friendships with employers but are snubbed.

What proportion of adult females in the United States are year-around,full-time housewives?

Lim studied Korean immigrant couples and found that

All of the following are sources of gender socialization discussed by Aulette EXCEPT:

Research documents gendered differences in housework.Findings indicate that ___ do most of the daily jobs,_ do most of the jobs that are time-bound, _ more often do two or three things at one time,and ___ serve as time and motion managers of the family.

Full-time housewives do much more housework than women who are in the paid labor force.Aulette concludes that this means that

According to socialist feminists,what is the relationship between gender and housework?

Which of the following illustrates the Rational Choice model to explain the division of housework?

Several demographic and social changes are increasing the importance of elder care in families.All of the following are true EXCEPT:

Which of the following is true regarding children's contributions to housework among two-parent families?

Aulette reports that _________ has become the most significant work of the American housewife.

Research indicates that various couples divide housework differently.All of the following are true EXCEPT:

Research documents gendered differences in housework.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

A researcher who is examining the criteria couples use to make decisions about how to divide housework is probably using which of the following frameworks?

Socialist feminists

A researcher who is examining toys that can be used to learn about housework,like toy stoves and dolls,is probably using which of the following frameworks?

Children in one-parent households are likely to perform __________ children in two-parent households.

Housework is often an invisible activity,not only in families but also in social science research.What prompts it to become more visible,that is,more noticeable to family members?

Various social policies have been recommended to make dividing housework more equitable.Aulette identified which of the following as a more attainable and appropriate goal?

Romero's research on Chicana domestic workers documents several common characteristics.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

How to Study Families in the Twenty-First Century

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on European Americans

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on African Americans

Families and the Economic System

Families and the Organization of Race Ethnicity,class,and Gender

Work and Family

Love and Sex

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

Filters

Exam 7: Housework

What proportion of adult females in the United States are year-around,full-time housewives?

Lim studied Korean immigrant couples and found that

All of the following are sources of gender socialization discussed by Aulette EXCEPT:

Research documents gendered differences in housework.Findings indicate that _______ do most of the daily jobs,_______ do most of the jobs that are time-bound, _______ more often do two or three things at one time,and _______ serve as time and motion managers of the family.

Full-time housewives do much more housework than women who are in the paid labor force.Aulette concludes that this means that

According to socialist feminists,what is the relationship between gender and housework?

Which of the following illustrates the Rational Choice model to explain the division of housework?

Several demographic and social changes are increasing the importance of elder care in families.All of the following are true EXCEPT:

Which of the following is true regarding children's contributions to housework among two-parent families?

Aulette reports that _________ has become the most significant work of the American housewife.

Research indicates that various couples divide housework differently.All of the following are true EXCEPT:

Research documents gendered differences in housework.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

A researcher who is examining the criteria couples use to make decisions about how to divide housework is probably using which of the following frameworks?

Socialist feminists

A researcher who is examining toys that can be used to learn about housework,like toy stoves and dolls,is probably using which of the following frameworks?

Children in one-parent households are likely to perform __________ children in two-parent households.

Housework is often an invisible activity,not only in families but also in social science research.What prompts it to become more visible,that is,more noticeable to family members?

Various social policies have been recommended to make dividing housework more equitable.Aulette identified which of the following as a more attainable and appropriate goal?

Romero's research on Chicana domestic workers documents several common characteristics.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

How to Study Families in the Twenty-First Century

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on European Americans

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on African Americans

Families and the Economic System

Families and the Organization of Race Ethnicity,class,and Gender

Work and Family

Love and Sex

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

Filters

Research documents gendered differences in housework.Findings indicate that ___ do most of the daily jobs,_ do most of the jobs that are time-bound, _ more often do two or three things at one time,and ___ serve as time and motion managers of the family.