Exam 6: Work and Family

Farel's research (cited by Aulette)compared children whose mothers stayed home with children whose mothers were employed.The researcher divided the mothers into groups: those who were pleased with their role and those who were not.Which group of children scored highest on several measures of social and cognitive development?

Gerson (cited by Aulette)interviewed men about "negotiating the new terrain of work,family and gender" and grouped these men into general categories.She concluded that men face a dilemma and that men who resist family involvement and domestic participation do so

When wives earn wages,

Gerson (cited by Aulette)interviewed men about "negotiating the new terrain of work,family and gender." She found that "involved fathers" face a dilemma between

If a job is stressful,employees may either use family to compensate for the emotional rewards that do not come at work or displace anger and frustration at home.Research cited by Aulette provides evidence that highly stressful occupations that may be related to high incidence of wife and child abuse include

Harvey's research using the large National Longitudinal Survey of Youth examined the impact of mothers' working during the first three years of their child's life.The study found that the children of working mothers had __________ the children of nonworking mothers.

Aulette divides explanations for why women entered the labor force in the 20th century into three groups,including all of the following EXCEPT:

Aulette cites both Gerson and Zavella for their research on women and work.Gerson's work showed that women choose between two opposing roles: employees,or wives and mothers.Zavella's work shows that Chicanas

Gerson (cited by Aulette)interviewed men about "negotiating the new terrain of work,family and gender" and grouped these men into three general categories.She concluded that the diversity of responses results from the diversity of exposure individual men have to the structural changes in our society.The first of these changes is

Rosabeth Moss Kanter (cited by Aulette)lists five ways in which the organization of paid work affects families.________________ refers to the values and ideas promoted at work that influence the employee in his or her behavior at home.

Aulette cites the work of Rosabeth Moss Kanter who identified five major effects of work on family including "Worldview," which is defined as:

Hochschild's research,reported in her book,The Time Bind,shows that when companies offer family-friendly supports like flextime and family leave,

When male workers are studied in the sociology of work,researchers typically use

The "Mommy Track" proposes that corporations distinguish between _______________,giving the former the "fast-track" treatment and the latter slower career development,less pressure to excel,and a goal of staying in the middle-management instead of competing for promotions so they can better balance careers and families.

Aulette divides explanations for why women entered the labor force in the 20th century into three groups.Which of the following theories argues that jobs identified as female occupations such as secretary,nurse,and waitress have increased,thus creating a need for women and enticing them to enter the labor force?

Researchers studying the relationship between earnings and marital power have shown that exchange theory is most valid for

Aulette cited a recent study which found that 82% of men between the ages of 20 and 39 ranked ____________ as highest on their list of priorities.

Gerson (cited by Aulette)interviewed men about "negotiating the new terrain of work,family and gender" and grouped these men into three general categories.She concluded that this diversity of responses is a result of the diversity of exposure individual men have to the structural changes in our society.These changes include all of the following EXCEPT

Demand side theorists argue that women have increasingly entered the labor force because

Feldberg and Glenn (cited by Aulette)argue that two models for understanding work and family dominate: the job model and the gender model.All of the following are true of the job model EXCEPT: