Question 1

How has increased technology contributed to a changing occupational structure, according to your text?

Accepted Answer

A) Businesses have decreased their work hours. 
B) Businesses have decreased their work days. 
C) More people now have to work at an office rather than working from home. 
D) Women face high unemployment. 
E) Work and home are less likely to be separate domains. 
A) Businesses have decreased their work hours. 
B) Businesses have decreased their work days. 
C) More people now have to work at an office rather than working from home. 
D) Women face high unemployment. 
E) Work and home are less likely to be separate domains.

Question 2

Which is TRUE with respect to juggling work and family?

Accepted Answer

A) One of the biggest challenges that parents report today is not earning enough money to pay for adequate childcare. 
B) Fathers are more likely than mothers to say that they always feel rushed. 
C) Parents spend less time with their children than they did in the past. 
D) Working mothers are almost twice as likely as working dads to say that they sometimes or frequently experience stress in their lives. 
E) Only 55 percent of employees in 2008 said that their health is excellent, compared to 68 percent in 2002. 
A) One of the biggest challenges that parents report today is not earning enough money to pay for adequate childcare. 
B) Fathers are more likely than mothers to say that they always feel rushed. 
C) Parents spend less time with their children than they did in the past. 
D) Working mothers are almost twice as likely as working dads to say that they sometimes or frequently experience stress in their lives. 
E) Only 55 percent of employees in 2008 said that their health is excellent, compared to 68 percent in 2002.

Question 3

Changes in technology and globalization have contributed to job loss in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

ECEC is:

Accepted Answer

A) a tax program to help families find and keep employment. 
B) the title of a maternity leave program found in Sweden. 
C) childcare that is provided in a private home other than the child's home. 
D) a theory that explains the division of household labor. 
E) an international term for childcare designed to enhance a young child's social, emotional, and cognitive development. 
A) a tax program to help families find and keep employment. 
B) the title of a maternity leave program found in Sweden. 
C) childcare that is provided in a private home other than the child's home. 
D) a theory that explains the division of household labor. 
E) an international term for childcare designed to enhance a young child's social, emotional, and cognitive development.

Question 5

Household tasks that are more time-flexible and more discretionary, such as household repairs, yard care, or paying bills are known as routine household labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which group(s)of mothers is/are least likely to work outside the home, regardless of the age of the child?

Accepted Answer

A) Blacks 
B) Whites 
C) Hispanics 
D) Asian-Americans 
E) both Whites and Asian-Americans 
A) Blacks 
B) Whites 
C) Hispanics 
D) Asian-Americans 
E) both Whites and Asian-Americans

Question 7

Madeline feels tremendous tension because the pressures from work are incompatible with the pressures she faces at home. Madeline feels:

Accepted Answer

A) spillover. 
B) work-family conflict. 
C) doing gender. 
D) role overload. 
E) social insecurity. 
A) spillover. 
B) work-family conflict. 
C) doing gender. 
D) role overload. 
E) social insecurity.

Question 8

The __________ perspective suggests that the division of labor is largely determined by (1)the need for household labor, such as the number of children in the home; and (2)each partner's availability to perform household tasks, such as the number of hours spent in paid work.

Accepted Answer

A) relative resource 
B) leisure 
C) doing gender 
D) time availability 
E) role overload 
A) relative resource 
B) leisure 
C) doing gender 
D) time availability 
E) role overload

Question 9

An ordinance that requires employers to pay wages that are above federal or state minimum wage levels, usually ranging from 100 to 130 percent above the poverty line, is referred to as a/an ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An ordinance that requires employers to pay...

Question 10

Parents report feeling a time crunch, and the research shows that parents spend considerably less time with their children today than in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Give an example of routine and occasional household labor.

Accepted Answer

Routine: meal preparation or cooking, ho

Question 12

List four specific consequences of being uninsured (relative to having health insurance), according to your text.

Accepted Answer

(1)Are twice as likely to postpone seeki

Question 13

Tia is feeling overwhelmed by many different commitments and not having enough time to meet each commitment effectively. She is experiencing __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tia is feeling overwhelmed by many different...

Question 14

The opening vignette best reveals:

Accepted Answer

A) many large companies offer on-site daycare so that parents can visit their children during their lunch hours. 
B) fathers are more involved in childcare than they were just thirty years ago. 
C) work has become more satisfying than home for women, but not for men. 
D) Scandinavian countries offer extensive time off for families so that they can more easily balance work and family demands. 
E) an American family trying to balance the demands of work and family. 
A) many large companies offer on-site daycare so that parents can visit their children during their lunch hours. 
B) fathers are more involved in childcare than they were just thirty years ago. 
C) work has become more satisfying than home for women, but not for men. 
D) Scandinavian countries offer extensive time off for families so that they can more easily balance work and family demands. 
E) an American family trying to balance the demands of work and family.

Question 15

A concept that suggests housework is so ingrained as "women's work" that it functions as an area in which gender is symbolically created and reproduced is called "doing gender."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Are the consequences of childcare for child well-being mostly positive, negative, or something else?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between child

Question 17

Alexis tends to do most of the routine labor at home. Which of the following is an example of something he is likely to do?

Accepted Answer

A) sweep out the garage 
B) mow the lawn 
C) make dinner 
D) fix the broken dishwasher 
E) take the car in for a repair 
A) sweep out the garage 
B) mow the lawn 
C) make dinner 
D) fix the broken dishwasher 
E) take the car in for a repair

Question 18

Opposition to child labor:

Accepted Answer

A) began in the north, and a child labor law was passed in Massachusetts that required children under 15 who worked in factories to attend school for at least
Three months per year. 
B) began in the Republican party platform that voted to ban factory employment for children under 12. 
C) caused many factories to move West to avoid the growing number of protections of children. 
D) solidified in 1952 by the legislation that created a federal minimum age of 16 for employment, with a maximum number of 20 hours per week. 
E) was strongly supported by the children's parents because they wanted their children to stay in school so that they could have a better life. 
A) began in the north, and a child labor law was passed in Massachusetts that required children under 15 who worked in factories to attend school for at least
Three months per year. 
B) began in the Republican party platform that voted to ban factory employment for children under 12. 
C) caused many factories to move West to avoid the growing number of protections of children. 
D) solidified in 1952 by the legislation that created a federal minimum age of 16 for employment, with a maximum number of 20 hours per week. 
E) was strongly supported by the children's parents because they wanted their children to stay in school so that they could have a better life.

Question 19

Today the majority of mothers work outside the home for pay, regardless of marital status, although there has been a slight decline over the past few years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What are the consequences of the division of household labor and childcare?

Accepted Answer

A) Teenage sons do more housework than do teenage daughters 
B) Men have a few extra hours of leisure a week compared to women. 
C) Fathers experience more stress and burnout than do mothers because they are more likely to work full-time. 
D) Younger men now do more housework than their wives. 
E) Younger men now share housework equally with their wives. 
A) Teenage sons do more housework than do teenage daughters 
B) Men have a few extra hours of leisure a week compared to women. 
C) Fathers experience more stress and burnout than do mothers because they are more likely to work full-time. 
D) Younger men now do more housework than their wives. 
E) Younger men now share housework equally with their wives.

How has increased technology contributed to a changing occupational structure, according to your text?

Which is TRUE with respect to juggling work and family?

Changes in technology and globalization have contributed to job loss in the United States.

ECEC is:

Household tasks that are more time-flexible and more discretionary, such as household repairs, yard care, or paying bills are known as routine household labor.

Which group(s)of mothers is/are least likely to work outside the home, regardless of the age of the child?

Madeline feels tremendous tension because the pressures from work are incompatible with the pressures she faces at home. Madeline feels:

The __________ perspective suggests that the division of labor is largely determined by (1)the need for household labor, such as the number of children in the home; and (2)each partner's availability to perform household tasks, such as the number of hours spent in paid work.

An ordinance that requires employers to pay wages that are above federal or state minimum wage levels, usually ranging from 100 to 130 percent above the poverty line, is referred to as a/an ___________.

Parents report feeling a time crunch, and the research shows that parents spend considerably less time with their children today than in the past.

Give an example of routine and occasional household labor.

List four specific consequences of being uninsured (relative to having health insurance), according to your text.

Tia is feeling overwhelmed by many different commitments and not having enough time to meet each commitment effectively. She is experiencing __________.

The opening vignette best reveals:

A concept that suggests housework is so ingrained as "women's work" that it functions as an area in which gender is symbolically created and reproduced is called "doing gender."

Are the consequences of childcare for child well-being mostly positive, negative, or something else?

Alexis tends to do most of the routine labor at home. Which of the following is an example of something he is likely to do?

Opposition to child labor:

Today the majority of mothers work outside the home for pay, regardless of marital status, although there has been a slight decline over the past few years.

What are the consequences of the division of household labor and childcare?

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

How has increased technology contributed to a changing occupational structure, according to your text?

Which is TRUE with respect to juggling work and family?

Changes in technology and globalization have contributed to job loss in the United States.

ECEC is:

Household tasks that are more time-flexible and more discretionary, such as household repairs, yard care, or paying bills are known as routine household labor.

Which group(s)of mothers is/are least likely to work outside the home, regardless of the age of the child?

Madeline feels tremendous tension because the pressures from work are incompatible with the pressures she faces at home. Madeline feels:

The __________ perspective suggests that the division of labor is largely determined by (1)the need for household labor, such as the number of children in the home; and (2)each partner's availability to perform household tasks, such as the number of hours spent in paid work.

An ordinance that requires employers to pay wages that are above federal or state minimum wage levels, usually ranging from 100 to 130 percent above the poverty line, is referred to as a/an ___________.

Parents report feeling a time crunch, and the research shows that parents spend considerably less time with their children today than in the past.

Give an example of routine and occasional household labor.

List four specific consequences of being uninsured (relative to having health insurance), according to your text.

Tia is feeling overwhelmed by many different commitments and not having enough time to meet each commitment effectively. She is experiencing __________.

The opening vignette best reveals:

A concept that suggests housework is so ingrained as "women's work" that it functions as an area in which gender is symbolically created and reproduced is called "doing gender."

Are the consequences of childcare for child well-being mostly positive, negative, or something else?

Alexis tends to do most of the routine labor at home. Which of the following is an example of something he is likely to do?

Opposition to child labor:

Today the majority of mothers work outside the home for pay, regardless of marital status, although there has been a slight decline over the past few years.

What are the consequences of the division of household labor and childcare?

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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