Exam 6: Work and Family

Some feminists criticize exchange theory,which assumes that all individuals operate from their own self-interests and ignore gender.They cite the work of Gilligan,who studied the moral reasoning of women and men.She found that women make moral decisions based on an ethic of __________,while men make moral decisions based on an ethic of __________.

Hochschild's research,reported in her book,The Time Bind,documents the tension people experience between work and family.She identifies three solutions: traditional,cool modern and warm modern.All of the following are elements of the "warm modern" EXCEPT:

Wages have an impact on the internal dynamics of families.Research shows that:

One of the ways jobs differ in their impact on families is by the demand of time placed on employees.Aulette discusses three ways that time issues impact families.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

In which of the following couples did differences in earnings cause the greatest power differences?

Provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act include all of the following EXCEPT:

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

Aulette cites the work of Rosabeth Moss Kanter who identified five major effects of work on family,one of which she labeled "Emotional Climate," which is defined as:

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

The Family and Medical Leave Act covers

Medicine,a traditionally masculine profession,is noted for making enormous demands on physicians' time and attention.One third of physicians are women.Social research regarding female physicians' careers and families found all of the following EXCEPT:

Rosabeth Moss Kanter (cited by Aulette)lists five ways in which the organization of paid work affects families.If a job is stressful and unsatisfying and the employee takes out his or her anger and frustration on family members,Kanter categorizes the situation as a result of

Aulette divides explanations for why women entered the labor force in the 20th century into three groups.Which of the following theories argues that women's increased labor participation can be attributed to factors such as improved birth control,increased life spans,and technology in factories that make it easier and cheaper to purchase good and services than it is to produce them at home?

Gerson (cited by Aulette)interviewed men about "negotiating the new terrain of work,family and gender" and grouped these men into general categories including all EXCEPT:

Industrialization resulted in a separation of work and family,segregating men in the public sphere and women in the domestic sphere.This familial ideology was problematic for

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

Wives whose husbands have _______ incomes have the highest rates of labor force participation.

The U.S.Department of Labor tracks labor force participation rates for all adults over age 20 by race and sex.All of the following EXCEPT one reflects their 2009 data cited by Aulette.Which is FALSE?

Exchange theory argues that people enter into social relationships in which they

Hochschild's research,reported in her book,The Time Bind,documents the tension people experience between work and family.She found that people spend long hours at work for three reasons,including all of the following EXCEPT: