Exam 10: Families and the Work They Do

Which model says that the division of household 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?

High unemployment rates tend to increase marriage rates and increase fertility rates.

With large numbers of mothers working outside the home, childcare becomes very important. Describe the choices that families have for childcare. Then evaluate the effect of childcare on children's well-being.

Are working mothers more likely to prefer to work full-time, part-time, or not at all? Likewise, would stay-at-home mothers generally prefer to work full-time, part-time, or not at all?

A form of tension under which people feel that the pressures from paid work and family roles are incompatible in some way is known as role overload.