Question 1

What concept best describes the phenomenon of people forming unions with others of a similar level of education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ascriptive mating 
B)  Assortative mating 
C)  Assertive mating 
D)  Heterogenous mating 
E)  Superficial mating 
A)  Ascriptive mating 
B)  Assortative mating 
C)  Assertive mating 
D)  Heterogenous mating 
E)  Superficial mating

Question 2

Inequalities are accentuated by the presence of young children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Hou and Myles (2008) found that there has been an increase in educational heterogamy since 1970.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One way of measuring the variability in earning and caring is at the couple level. The most predominant model is the complementary traditional, where:

Accepted Answer

A)  Men do more paid work and women do more unpaid work 
B)  Women do more unpaid work and at least as much paid work compared to men 
C)  Women do about the same amount of unpaid work as men 
D)  Men do more unpaid work and at least as much paid work compared to women 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Men do more paid work and women do more unpaid work 
B)  Women do more unpaid work and at least as much paid work compared to men 
C)  Women do about the same amount of unpaid work as men 
D)  Men do more unpaid work and at least as much paid work compared to women 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

What model has family policy followed in the past? What did this entail and how is this changing?

Accepted Answer

Historically, family policy followed the

Question 6

Exploitation cannot occur in families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How do you feel about "traditional" family values? How do your feelings differ from those of your parents?

Accepted Answer

I believe that "traditional" family valu

Question 8

Why does education tend to promote equality in the household? Is it something to do with education itself or is it more related to characteristics associated with lacking education?

Accepted Answer

Education tends to promote equality in t

Question 9

How much time do you spend on paid work and on unpaid work? How are the decisions made about this balance? How are they impacted by another person in your life?

Accepted Answer

On average, I spend about 40 hours per w

Question 10

The focus of past family policy was on dealing with the loss of a breadwinner and supporting the elderly who were beyond working age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The breadwinner model can promote dependency, especially for men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which theory pertains to marriage timing and the need for men and women to position themselves in relation to the labour market?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delayed gratification theory 
B)  Labour market segmentation theory 
C)  Career entry theory 
D)  Human capital theory 
E)  Functionalist theory 
A)  Delayed gratification theory 
B)  Labour market segmentation theory 
C)  Career entry theory 
D)  Human capital theory 
E)  Functionalist theory

Question 13

Discuss how educational attainment and marriage are related. What is Oppenheimer's (1988) theory of "career-entry"?

Accepted Answer

Educational attainment has increased, wh

Question 14

Discuss some of the key changes in family-related attitudes and behaviour.

Accepted Answer

There has been greater flexibility in th

Question 15

Discuss how employment and earnings have been moving in a convergent direction by gender. Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Although inequality persists, employment

Question 16

Between men and women, who is the most likely to be living with children? How does this trend impact gender inequalities?

Accepted Answer

Women are more likely than men to be liv

Question 17

What does some of the gender inequality that we see in families derives from?

Accepted Answer

A)  The relative disadvantage of women compared to men in a given family arrangement 
B)  Biological differences in capacity to labour 
C)  Motivational differences in the capacity to work for a wage 
D)  Psychological differences in what constitutes appropriate behaviour 
E)  Religious differences in suitable familial arrangements 
A)  The relative disadvantage of women compared to men in a given family arrangement 
B)  Biological differences in capacity to labour 
C)  Motivational differences in the capacity to work for a wage 
D)  Psychological differences in what constitutes appropriate behaviour 
E)  Religious differences in suitable familial arrangements

Question 18

There is higher dissolution of union among those with _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  part-time employment 
B)  full-time employment 
C)  higher socio-economic status 
D)  lower socio-economic status 
E)  children 
A)  part-time employment 
B)  full-time employment 
C)  higher socio-economic status 
D)  lower socio-economic status 
E)  children

Question 19

Parenting brings various life satisfactions; however, there are trade-offs between investing in reproduction and investing in one's own productive abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When paid and unpaid work are added, the average total productive activity of women is much greater for women across all survey years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Gender Inequality and Family Patterns

What concept best describes the phenomenon of people forming unions with others of a similar level of education?

Inequalities are accentuated by the presence of young children.

Hou and Myles (2008) found that there has been an increase in educational heterogamy since 1970.

One way of measuring the variability in earning and caring is at the couple level. The most predominant model is the complementary traditional, where:

What model has family policy followed in the past? What did this entail and how is this changing?

Exploitation cannot occur in families.

How do you feel about "traditional" family values? How do your feelings differ from those of your parents?

Why does education tend to promote equality in the household? Is it something to do with education itself or is it more related to characteristics associated with lacking education?

How much time do you spend on paid work and on unpaid work? How are the decisions made about this balance? How are they impacted by another person in your life?

The focus of past family policy was on dealing with the loss of a breadwinner and supporting the elderly who were beyond working age.

The breadwinner model can promote dependency, especially for men.

Which theory pertains to marriage timing and the need for men and women to position themselves in relation to the labour market?

Discuss how educational attainment and marriage are related. What is Oppenheimer's (1988) theory of "career-entry"?

Discuss some of the key changes in family-related attitudes and behaviour.

Discuss how employment and earnings have been moving in a convergent direction by gender. Provide an example.

Between men and women, who is the most likely to be living with children? How does this trend impact gender inequalities?

What does some of the gender inequality that we see in families derives from?

There is higher dissolution of union among those with _______.

Parenting brings various life satisfactions; however, there are trade-offs between investing in reproduction and investing in one's own productive abilities.

When paid and unpaid work are added, the average total productive activity of women is much greater for women across all survey years.

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