Question 1

Stepfamilies are more likely to be financially stable because individuals who remarry have been seen to be more likely to have a higher income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Data from the 1990s shows that increased education is the main factor in the postponement of marriage in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What kind of trend is evident when looking at gender and employment and gender and earnings over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divergence 
B)  Emergence 
C)  Fractal 
D)  Convergence 
E)  Flat 
A)  Divergence 
B)  Emergence 
C)  Fractal 
D)  Convergence 
E)  Flat

Question 4

Table 15.3 shows that the presence of children does not promote a stronger relationship to the labour force for either men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Men have the highest employment rate when _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  they are married or cohabitating 
B)  they complete education later in life 
C)  they are divorced 
D)  they do not have children 
E)  they work from home 
A)  they are married or cohabitating 
B)  they complete education later in life 
C)  they are divorced 
D)  they do not have children 
E)  they work from home

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the four categories used with time-use surveys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paid work 
B)  Unpaid work 
C)  Forced work 
D)  Personal care 
E)  Leisure or free time 
A)  Paid work 
B)  Unpaid work 
C)  Forced work 
D)  Personal care 
E)  Leisure or free time

Question 7

Among the younger generations, the presence of dependent children has not impacted women's contribution to the couple's total paid worktime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to tie-use surveys, when are men's average hours worked the highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  When they have no children or spouse 
B)  When they have children but no spouse 
C)  When they have a spouse but no children 
D)  If they have children at home and they are married/cohabiting 
E)  Men's hours remain consistent regardless of children or marital status. 
A)  When they have no children or spouse 
B)  When they have children but no spouse 
C)  When they have a spouse but no children 
D)  If they have children at home and they are married/cohabiting 
E)  Men's hours remain consistent regardless of children or marital status.

Question 9

Poverty rates tend to be higher for those in relationships compared to those not in relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

For people over the age of 40, those with more education are more likely to be in union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is assortative mating? How has this changed since the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Assortative mating is when people form r

Question 12

Among persons working full-time, the average hours of childcare are lowest, and are most similar for men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In dual-earner couples, the division of labour becomes more unequal as wives have higher incomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the extension of Canada's safety net would be particularly useful to whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monopolies 
B)  The working poor 
C)  Middle-class families 
D)  Lone-parent families with children 
E)  Lone-parent families with no children 
A)  Monopolies 
B)  The working poor 
C)  Middle-class families 
D)  Lone-parent families with children 
E)  Lone-parent families with no children

Question 15

When considering poverty rates in Canada in 2016, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low-income rates are higher for unattached persons than those who are attached. 
B)  Female lone-parent families have the highest poverty rates of all family groups. 
C)  Male lone-parent families have the highest poverty rates of all family groups. 
D)  Among one-earner couples, there are much lower rates of poverty when children are present. 
E)  The poverty rate was 21.2 percent for two-parent families with children. 
A)  Low-income rates are higher for unattached persons than those who are attached. 
B)  Female lone-parent families have the highest poverty rates of all family groups. 
C)  Male lone-parent families have the highest poverty rates of all family groups. 
D)  Among one-earner couples, there are much lower rates of poverty when children are present. 
E)  The poverty rate was 21.2 percent for two-parent families with children.

Question 16

The model whereby the man does more paid work and the woman does more unpaid work is called the complementary gender-reversed model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What were some of the key aspects that were discussed in this chapter to promote a more egalitarian type of family, including greater common ground between men and women in family activities?

Accepted Answer

Some of the key aspects that were discus

Question 18

The income situation of older female lone parents did not improve over the period 1980-2000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Among families with children, over 50 percent are lone-parent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Table 15.3 shows less evidence of the traditional pattern. What is this traditional pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men's labour force involvement is higher and women's lower when they are not married with children. 
B)  Both men and women's labour force involvement is higher when they are married with children. 
C)  Men's labour force involvement is higher and women's lower when they are married with children. 
D)  Women's labour force involvement is higher and men's lower when they are married with children. 
E)  Women's labour force involvement is higher and men's lower when they are married without children. 
A)  Men's labour force involvement is higher and women's lower when they are not married with children. 
B)  Both men and women's labour force involvement is higher when they are married with children. 
C)  Men's labour force involvement is higher and women's lower when they are married with children. 
D)  Women's labour force involvement is higher and men's lower when they are married with children. 
E)  Women's labour force involvement is higher and men's lower when they are married without children.

Exam 15: Gender Inequality and Family Patterns

Stepfamilies are more likely to be financially stable because individuals who remarry have been seen to be more likely to have a higher income.

Data from the 1990s shows that increased education is the main factor in the postponement of marriage in Canada.

What kind of trend is evident when looking at gender and employment and gender and earnings over time?

Table 15.3 shows that the presence of children does not promote a stronger relationship to the labour force for either men and women.

Men have the highest employment rate when _______.

Which of the following is not one of the four categories used with time-use surveys?

Among the younger generations, the presence of dependent children has not impacted women's contribution to the couple's total paid worktime.

According to tie-use surveys, when are men's average hours worked the highest?

Poverty rates tend to be higher for those in relationships compared to those not in relationships.

For people over the age of 40, those with more education are more likely to be in union.

What is assortative mating? How has this changed since the 1970s?

Among persons working full-time, the average hours of childcare are lowest, and are most similar for men and women.

In dual-earner couples, the division of labour becomes more unequal as wives have higher incomes.

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the extension of Canada's safety net would be particularly useful to whom?

When considering poverty rates in Canada in 2016, which of the following statements is true?

The model whereby the man does more paid work and the woman does more unpaid work is called the complementary gender-reversed model.

What were some of the key aspects that were discussed in this chapter to promote a more egalitarian type of family, including greater common ground between men and women in family activities?

The income situation of older female lone parents did not improve over the period 1980-2000.

Among families with children, over 50 percent are lone-parent.

Table 15.3 shows less evidence of the traditional pattern. What is this traditional pattern?

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