Question 1

Which is the most common form of childcare arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A) day care 
B) relative care 
C) family day care 
D) school 
E) other non-relative 
A) day care 
B) relative care 
C) family day care 
D) school 
E) other non-relative B

Question 2

How serious a problem is being uninsured? What are the major components of the health care reform law passed in 2010?

Accepted Answer

Being uninsured is a very serious problem as it can lead to financial hardship, limited access to healthcare services, and poorer health outcomes. Without health insurance, individuals may delay or forgo necessary medical care, leading to more severe health issues down the line. Additionally, being uninsured can result in high medical bills and debt, which can have long-term financial implications.

The major components of the health care reform law passed in 2010, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), include:

1. Individual Mandate: This required most Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty. This was intended to increase the number of people with insurance and spread the risk across a larger pool of individuals.

2. Medicaid Expansion: The ACA expanded Medicaid eligibility to cover more low-income individuals and families, providing access to affordable healthcare for those who previously may not have qualified for Medicaid.

3. Health Insurance Exchanges: The law established health insurance marketplaces where individuals and small businesses could compare and purchase private health insurance plans, often with the help of subsidies to make coverage more affordable.

4. Protections for Consumers: The ACA included provisions to protect consumers, such as prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions, allowing young adults to stay on their parents' insurance plans until age 26, and requiring insurance plans to cover essential health benefits.

5. Employer Mandate: Employers with a certain number of employees were required to offer health insurance to their workers or face penalties.

Overall, the ACA aimed to increase access to affordable health insurance, improve the quality of healthcare, and reduce healthcare costs for individuals and the government.

Question 3

Labor force participation trends of mothers show:

Accepted Answer

A) a significant increase since 2000. 
B) today, the majority of unmarried, single, divorced, and widowed mothers work outside the home; however, most married mothers do not. 
C) for most of the 20ᵗʰ century, the majority of mothers worked outside the home. 
D) 1980 was a big turning point. 
E) sharp declines since 1970. 
A) a significant increase since 2000. 
B) today, the majority of unmarried, single, divorced, and widowed mothers work outside the home; however, most married mothers do not. 
C) for most of the 20ᵗʰ century, the majority of mothers worked outside the home. 
D) 1980 was a big turning point. 
E) sharp declines since 1970. D

Question 4

Most working mothers would prefer to work part-time, but they would pay a steep price in wages and benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Roderick works at a job that asks him to work 40 hours one week, then 30 hours the next. Sometimes he works Saturdays and other weeks he has them off. His job represents a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) living wage ordinance. 
B) occasional labor. 
C) disposable workforce. 
D) nonstandard work schedule. 
E) time availability perspective. 
A) living wage ordinance. 
B) occasional labor. 
C) disposable workforce. 
D) nonstandard work schedule. 
E) time availability perspective.

Question 6

Laura does not feel that her husband Will does his share of the housework and childcare. Since you are now an expert on the subject, explain to them how household labor is defined and conceptualized, and what the research reveals about who does what.

Accepted Answer

Household labor is defined as the physic

Question 7

Both macro- and micro-level factors shape the division of household labor. Which is an example of a micro-level factor?

Accepted Answer

A) sex 
B) cultural attitude toward gender 
C) comparison to others close to you, such as a parent 
D) historical period 
E) the value attributed to specific resources, such as money 
A) sex 
B) cultural attitude toward gender 
C) comparison to others close to you, such as a parent 
D) historical period 
E) the value attributed to specific resources, such as money

Question 8

Write an essay that discusses the challenges that families face in balancing work and family demands. Be sure to cite relevant research findings.

Accepted Answer

The challenges that families face in bal

Question 9

List the three formal types of childcare arrangements for working parents described in your text.

Accepted Answer

(1)daycare centers;

Question 10

Which best describes the work context of Colonial America?

Accepted Answer

A) Sex was the central construct in the division of labor, but the line between men's (boys')and women's (girls')work may have shifted during planting and harvesting. 
B) Industrialization was taking hold, moving people from the farms to the cities. 
C) Men worked at jobs away from home, while women were the caretakers. 
D) For most of the year both men and women did the physical agricultural work. 
E) Slaves and immigrants generally did the physical agricultural work. 
A) Sex was the central construct in the division of labor, but the line between men's (boys')and women's (girls')work may have shifted during planting and harvesting. 
B) Industrialization was taking hold, moving people from the farms to the cities. 
C) Men worked at jobs away from home, while women were the caretakers. 
D) For most of the year both men and women did the physical agricultural work. 
E) Slaves and immigrants generally did the physical agricultural work.

Question 11

Bonnie is a fifth-grader who is left at home unsupervised after school.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A) self-care. 
B) relative care. 
C) in-home care. 
D) routine care. 
E) day care. 
A) self-care. 
B) relative care. 
C) in-home care. 
D) routine care. 
E) day care.

Question 12

Which is TRUE about childcare?

Accepted Answer

A) Most childcare facilities are accredited. 
B) Lisa and Chris, in the opening vignette, use a combination of childcare arrangements for their son. 
C) Daycare centers have higher rates of serious injury and fatalities than do other forms of childcare. 
D) Most states have set 13 years as the legal age at which children can stay home alone. 
E) Full-time daycare at a center runs, on average, about $3,600 per year per child. 
A) Most childcare facilities are accredited. 
B) Lisa and Chris, in the opening vignette, use a combination of childcare arrangements for their son. 
C) Daycare centers have higher rates of serious injury and fatalities than do other forms of childcare. 
D) Most states have set 13 years as the legal age at which children can stay home alone. 
E) Full-time daycare at a center runs, on average, about $3,600 per year per child.

Question 13

Evan tends to do the nondiscretionary, routine tasks that can be postponed, such as cooking, washing dishes, or cleaning, and these are known as occasional labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Wages that are above federal or state minimum wage levels, usually ranging from 100 to 130 percent of the poverty line, are called living wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Today we recognize that work and family are distinctly separate domains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Determining the effects of mothers' employment and childcare on the well-being of children is a complex task for many reasons, according to your text. Which is NOT one of the reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) There are different measures of child well-being. 
B) There are different types of childcare settings and they may have varying quality. 
C) Mothers' temperaments vary. 
D) Mother's work hours, shifts, and working conditions vary. 
E) Mothers and children have varying kinds of relationships, regardless of employment or childcare, and fathers may play different roles. 
A) There are different measures of child well-being. 
B) There are different types of childcare settings and they may have varying quality. 
C) Mothers' temperaments vary. 
D) Mother's work hours, shifts, and working conditions vary. 
E) Mothers and children have varying kinds of relationships, regardless of employment or childcare, and fathers may play different roles.

Question 17

During the Industrial Revolution:

Accepted Answer

A) attitudes towards working mothers were very positive. 
B) women's roles became increasingly intertwined with race and class. 
C) women were prohibited from working outside the home. 
D) important legislation was passed to protect workers under age 16. 
E) most married women worked outside the home for pay. 
A) attitudes towards working mothers were very positive. 
B) women's roles became increasingly intertwined with race and class. 
C) women were prohibited from working outside the home. 
D) important legislation was passed to protect workers under age 16. 
E) most married women worked outside the home for pay.

Question 18

The tension people feel when the pressures from paid work and family roles are incompatible in some way is called __________.

Accepted Answer

work-famil

Question 19

An international term for daycare, preschool, and other programs to ensure that all children enter school ready to learn and support cognitive, social, and emotional development is ___________.

Accepted Answer

early chil

Question 20

Kim works at McDonalds, and some weeks works 30 hours and other weeks 40 hours at the whim of the manager. Sometimes she has to work weekends and evenings, but her schedule is different every week.This is an example of a/an ____________.

Accepted Answer

nonstandar

Which is the most common form of childcare arrangement?

How serious a problem is being uninsured? What are the major components of the health care reform law passed in 2010?

Labor force participation trends of mothers show:

Most working mothers would prefer to work part-time, but they would pay a steep price in wages and benefits.

Roderick works at a job that asks him to work 40 hours one week, then 30 hours the next. Sometimes he works Saturdays and other weeks he has them off. His job represents a/an:

Laura does not feel that her husband Will does his share of the housework and childcare. Since you are now an expert on the subject, explain to them how household labor is defined and conceptualized, and what the research reveals about who does what.

Both macro- and micro-level factors shape the division of household labor. Which is an example of a micro-level factor?

Write an essay that discusses the challenges that families face in balancing work and family demands. Be sure to cite relevant research findings.

List the three formal types of childcare arrangements for working parents described in your text.

Which best describes the work context of Colonial America?

Bonnie is a fifth-grader who is left at home unsupervised after school.This is called:

Which is TRUE about childcare?

Evan tends to do the nondiscretionary, routine tasks that can be postponed, such as cooking, washing dishes, or cleaning, and these are known as occasional labor.

Wages that are above federal or state minimum wage levels, usually ranging from 100 to 130 percent of the poverty line, are called living wages.

Today we recognize that work and family are distinctly separate domains.

Determining the effects of mothers' employment and childcare on the well-being of children is a complex task for many reasons, according to your text. Which is NOT one of the reasons?

During the Industrial Revolution:

The tension people feel when the pressures from paid work and family roles are incompatible in some way is called __________.

An international term for daycare, preschool, and other programs to ensure that all children enter school ready to learn and support cognitive, social, and emotional development is ___________.

Kim works at McDonalds, and some weeks works 30 hours and other weeks 40 hours at the whim of the manager. Sometimes she has to work weekends and evenings, but her schedule is different every week.This is an example of a/an ____________.

Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships?

Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class

Building Relationships

Love and Loving Relationships

Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships

Communication, Conflict, and Power in Our Relationships

Marriage

Thinking About Parenthood

Raising Children

Family Stress and Crisis: Violence Among Intimates

The Process of Divorce

Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage After Divorce

Families in Middle and Later Life

Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish

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Exam 10: Families and the Work They Do

Which is the most common form of childcare arrangement?

How serious a problem is being uninsured? What are the major components of the health care reform law passed in 2010?

Labor force participation trends of mothers show:

Most working mothers would prefer to work part-time, but they would pay a steep price in wages and benefits.

Roderick works at a job that asks him to work 40 hours one week, then 30 hours the next. Sometimes he works Saturdays and other weeks he has them off. His job represents a/an:

Laura does not feel that her husband Will does his share of the housework and childcare. Since you are now an expert on the subject, explain to them how household labor is defined and conceptualized, and what the research reveals about who does what.

Both macro- and micro-level factors shape the division of household labor. Which is an example of a micro-level factor?

Write an essay that discusses the challenges that families face in balancing work and family demands. Be sure to cite relevant research findings.

List the three formal types of childcare arrangements for working parents described in your text.

Which best describes the work context of Colonial America?

Bonnie is a fifth-grader who is left at home unsupervised after school.This is called:

Which is TRUE about childcare?

Evan tends to do the nondiscretionary, routine tasks that can be postponed, such as cooking, washing dishes, or cleaning, and these are known as occasional labor.

Wages that are above federal or state minimum wage levels, usually ranging from 100 to 130 percent of the poverty line, are called living wages.

Today we recognize that work and family are distinctly separate domains.

Determining the effects of mothers' employment and childcare on the well-being of children is a complex task for many reasons, according to your text. Which is NOT one of the reasons?

During the Industrial Revolution:

The tension people feel when the pressures from paid work and family roles are incompatible in some way is called __________.

An international term for daycare, preschool, and other programs to ensure that all children enter school ready to learn and support cognitive, social, and emotional development is ___________.

Kim works at McDonalds, and some weeks works 30 hours and other weeks 40 hours at the whim of the manager. Sometimes she has to work weekends and evenings, but her schedule is different every week.This is an example of a/an ____________.

Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships?

Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class

Building Relationships

Love and Loving Relationships

Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships

Communication, Conflict, and Power in Our Relationships

Marriage

Thinking About Parenthood

Raising Children

Family Stress and Crisis: Violence Among Intimates

The Process of Divorce

Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage After Divorce

Families in Middle and Later Life

Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish

Filters