Question 1

Harvey's research using the large National Longitudinal Survey of Youth examined the impact of working parents.She found that fathers' employment and working hours

Accepted Answer

A) had positive effects on children's development. 
B) had negative effects on children's development. 
C) had no significant effects on children's development. 
D) had such mixed results on children's development she could not make general conclusions. 
A) had positive effects on children's development. 
B) had negative effects on children's development. 
C) had no significant effects on children's development. 
D) had such mixed results on children's development she could not make general conclusions.

Question 2

Who is eligible for job protection through the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993?

Accepted Answer

A) Government employees only 
B) Government employees and about half of the people who work for private business 
C) All women and single fathers who work for private business 
D) All full-time workers in the United States 
A) Government employees only 
B) Government employees and about half of the people who work for private business 
C) All women and single fathers who work for private business 
D) All full-time workers in the United States

Question 3

Differences in earnings are related to power differences in all of the following couples EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) married heterosexuals. 
B) cohabiting heterosexuals. 
C) gay males. 
D) lesbians. 
A) married heterosexuals. 
B) cohabiting heterosexuals. 
C) gay males. 
D) lesbians.

Question 4

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 gender model EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) It is used to explain men's work behavior. 
B) It is used to explain women's work behavior. 
C) It focuses on personal and family characteristics to explain behavior and expectations at work. 
D) It assumes that workers put their families first in making decisions about work. 
A) It is used to explain men's work behavior. 
B) It is used to explain women's work behavior. 
C) It focuses on personal and family characteristics to explain behavior and expectations at work. 
D) It assumes that workers put their families first in making decisions about work.

Question 5

Gerson (cited by Aulette)studied how women chose to enter the paid labor force.All of the following are factors that encouraged women to enter the paid labor force EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) a good,stable relationship with a male partner. 
B) upward mobility at work and rewarding jobs. 
C) low wages for husbands. 
D) having neighbors and friends that devalued full-time homemaking. 
A) a good,stable relationship with a male partner. 
B) upward mobility at work and rewarding jobs. 
C) low wages for husbands. 
D) having neighbors and friends that devalued full-time homemaking.

Question 6

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 lowest on several measures of social and cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) Children of mothers who stayed at home and who believed that working outside the home would be detrimental for their children. 
B) Children of mothers who stayed at home but wished they had paid jobs. 
C) Children of working mothers who were happy with their jobs. 
D) Children of working mothers who did not like their jobs. 
A) Children of mothers who stayed at home and who believed that working outside the home would be detrimental for their children. 
B) Children of mothers who stayed at home but wished they had paid jobs. 
C) Children of working mothers who were happy with their jobs. 
D) Children of working mothers who did not like their jobs.

Question 7

Rosabeth Moss Kanter (cited by Aulette)examined the effect of work on family and identified five ways in which the organization of paid work affects families.All of the following are included EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) absorptivenss of an occupation 
B) time and timing 
C) worldview 
D) degree of autonomy 
A) absorptivenss of an occupation 
B) time and timing 
C) worldview 
D) degree of autonomy

Question 8

Teenagers' working affects their relationships with their parents.Research has found that:

Accepted Answer

A) Teenagers (both male and female)who work report feeling closer to their parents than those who do not work. 
B) Teenagers (both male and female)who work report less closeness to their parents than those who do not work. 
C) Female teen workers report an increased closeness with parents while male teen workers report decreased closeness. 
D) Female teen workers report a decreased closeness with parents while male teen workers report increased closeness. 
A) Teenagers (both male and female)who work report feeling closer to their parents than those who do not work. 
B) Teenagers (both male and female)who work report less closeness to their parents than those who do not work. 
C) Female teen workers report an increased closeness with parents while male teen workers report decreased closeness. 
D) Female teen workers report a decreased closeness with parents while male teen workers report increased closeness.

Question 9

Aulette concludes that a review of the research literature on the impact of employed mothers on children shows

Accepted Answer

A) mostly negative impacts. 
B) mostly positive impacts. 
C) mixed results - some show positive effects,some negative and some have shown no differences at all. 
D) no impact whatsoever 
A) mostly negative impacts. 
B) mostly positive impacts. 
C) mixed results - some show positive effects,some negative and some have shown no differences at all. 
D) no impact whatsoever

Question 10

Research in the past (1960's - 1970's)indicated that retirement had a _______ impact on marriage on average.More recent research (1990's)indicates that retirement has a ________ impact on marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) negative ...negative 
B) positive ...positive 
C) negative ...positive 
D) positive ...negative 
A) negative ...negative 
B) positive ...positive 
C) negative ...positive 
D) positive ...negative

Question 11

Zavella (cited by Aulette)interviewed Chicanas who worked in canneries in California about the tensions between work and family.The women had been encouraged and socialized to become full-time housewives and mothers but were working in the cannery.What did Zavella find was the typical reaction of these women regarding their working?

Accepted Answer

A) They were disappointed and sometimes angry with their husbands for not providing enough income that would allow them to be full-time homemakers. 
B) They felt guilty about working outside the home and felt that working prevented them from being good wives and mothers. 
C) They felt that working for pay helped their families and was,therefore,an extension of their roles as good wives and mothers. 
D) They suppressed their guilt about working by becoming "supermoms" doing even more domestic activities than their full-time homemaker friends. 
A) They were disappointed and sometimes angry with their husbands for not providing enough income that would allow them to be full-time homemakers. 
B) They felt guilty about working outside the home and felt that working prevented them from being good wives and mothers. 
C) They felt that working for pay helped their families and was,therefore,an extension of their roles as good wives and mothers. 
D) They suppressed their guilt about working by becoming "supermoms" doing even more domestic activities than their full-time homemaker friends.

Question 12

The Family and Medical Leave Act

Accepted Answer

A) guarantees that eligible employees will not lose their jobs if they take time off work to care for family members. 
B) guarantees a minimum wage to workers during the time they are off work to care for family members. 
C) makes the United States the first nation to offer its citizens protection from losing their jobs if they need time to care for family. 
D) guarantees six weeks maternity leave to all employed women in the United States. 
A) guarantees that eligible employees will not lose their jobs if they take time off work to care for family members. 
B) guarantees a minimum wage to workers during the time they are off work to care for family members. 
C) makes the United States the first nation to offer its citizens protection from losing their jobs if they need time to care for family. 
D) guarantees six weeks maternity leave to all employed women in the United States.

Question 13

Hochschild's research,reported in her book,The Time Bind,documents the tension people experience between work and family.She identifies three solutions to these challenges,including all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Cool modern: women should be more efficient. 
B) Traditional: women should stay home or enter the "mommy track" at work to give priority to family. 
C) Warm modern: men and women should share parenting and housework. 
D) New traditional: only one parent should work full-time while the other works part-time and/or intermittently and/or at home until children are old enough to no longer need child care. 
A) Cool modern: women should be more efficient. 
B) Traditional: women should stay home or enter the "mommy track" at work to give priority to family. 
C) Warm modern: men and women should share parenting and housework. 
D) New traditional: only one parent should work full-time while the other works part-time and/or intermittently and/or at home until children are old enough to no longer need child care.

Question 14

Aulette divides explanations for why women entered the labor force in the 20th century into three groups.Which of the following theories argues that as falling birth rates and labor-saving devices made unpaid domestic labor less important for the family economy,more women looked for outside jobs,therefore putting pressure on the labor market to open up jobs for women?

Accepted Answer

A) Supply side 
B) Demand side 
C) Social structural 
D) Cultural 
A) Supply side 
B) Demand side 
C) Social structural 
D) Cultural

Harvey's research using the large National Longitudinal Survey of Youth examined the impact of working parents.She found that fathers' employment and working hours

Who is eligible for job protection through the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993?

Differences in earnings are related to power differences in all of the following couples EXCEPT:

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 gender model EXCEPT:

Gerson (cited by Aulette)studied how women chose to enter the paid labor force.All of the following are factors that encouraged women to enter the paid labor force EXCEPT:

Rosabeth Moss Kanter (cited by Aulette)examined the effect of work on family and identified five ways in which the organization of paid work affects families.All of the following are included EXCEPT:

Teenagers' working affects their relationships with their parents.Research has found that:

Aulette concludes that a review of the research literature on the impact of employed mothers on children shows

Research in the past (1960's - 1970's)indicated that retirement had a _ impact on marriage on average.More recent research (1990's)indicates that retirement has a __ impact on marriage.

The Family and Medical Leave Act

Hochschild's research,reported in her book,The Time Bind,documents the tension people experience between work and family.She identifies three solutions to these challenges,including 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

Housework

Love and Sex

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

Filters

Exam 6: Work and Family

Harvey's research using the large National Longitudinal Survey of Youth examined the impact of working parents.She found that fathers' employment and working hours

Who is eligible for job protection through the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993?

Differences in earnings are related to power differences in all of the following couples EXCEPT:

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 gender model EXCEPT:

Gerson (cited by Aulette)studied how women chose to enter the paid labor force.All of the following are factors that encouraged women to enter the paid labor force EXCEPT:

Rosabeth Moss Kanter (cited by Aulette)examined the effect of work on family and identified five ways in which the organization of paid work affects families.All of the following are included EXCEPT:

Teenagers' working affects their relationships with their parents.Research has found that:

Aulette concludes that a review of the research literature on the impact of employed mothers on children shows

Research in the past (1960's - 1970's)indicated that retirement had a _______ impact on marriage on average.More recent research (1990's)indicates that retirement has a ________ impact on marriage.

The Family and Medical Leave Act

Hochschild's research,reported in her book,The Time Bind,documents the tension people experience between work and family.She identifies three solutions to these challenges,including 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

Housework

Love and Sex

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

Filters

Research in the past (1960's - 1970's)indicated that retirement had a _ impact on marriage on average.More recent research (1990's)indicates that retirement has a __ impact on marriage.