Question 1

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some men and women are traditionalists who hold to family ideologies similar to those in the 1950s. 
B)  The ideology of intensive motherhood is a dominant model of parenting in developing countries. 
C)  Women have a more ambivalent relationship to marriage than men. 
D)  On average, men are more dependent on their spouses' unpaid work and women are more dependent on their spouses' incomes. 
A)  Some men and women are traditionalists who hold to family ideologies similar to those in the 1950s. 
B)  The ideology of intensive motherhood is a dominant model of parenting in developing countries. 
C)  Women have a more ambivalent relationship to marriage than men. 
D)  On average, men are more dependent on their spouses' unpaid work and women are more dependent on their spouses' incomes.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about the care chain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The chain is based only on a series of unpaid nurturing relationships. 
B)  The work of care brings more financial returns as you move down the chain. 
C)  The chain involves both men and women doing care work at the highest levels. 
D)  The work of care is feminized and devalued, whether it is paid or not. 
A)  The chain is based only on a series of unpaid nurturing relationships. 
B)  The work of care brings more financial returns as you move down the chain. 
C)  The chain involves both men and women doing care work at the highest levels. 
D)  The work of care is feminized and devalued, whether it is paid or not.

Question 3

Young men and young women can be called egalitarians because they prefer relationships in which

Accepted Answer

A)  they equally value men's responsibility for earning income and women's for child and house care. 
B)  they both intend to work for pay and forgo having children. 
C)  they accept that women will only seek paid work when it doesn't interfere with their roles as mother and wife. 
D)  both partners do their fair share of breadwinning, housekeeping, and child rearing. 
A)  they equally value men's responsibility for earning income and women's for child and house care. 
B)  they both intend to work for pay and forgo having children. 
C)  they accept that women will only seek paid work when it doesn't interfere with their roles as mother and wife. 
D)  both partners do their fair share of breadwinning, housekeeping, and child rearing.

Question 4

Since 1950, voluntary unmarried motherhood has increased because

Accepted Answer

A)  divorce rates have increased. 
B)  having a child out of wedlock has become less stigmatized. 
C)  parenting is more rewarding than marriage. 
D)  women want to challenge the ideology of intensive motherhood. 
A)  divorce rates have increased. 
B)  having a child out of wedlock has become less stigmatized. 
C)  parenting is more rewarding than marriage. 
D)  women want to challenge the ideology of intensive motherhood.

Question 5

In 2012, the birthrate was the lowest recorded in American history. Give at least three potential explanations for the rise in childlessness in United States. What kind of changes in the division of household labor might reverse or at least stop this downward trend in births?

Accepted Answer

There are several potential explanations

Question 6

What is the best supported explanation for the rise in childlessness in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  a decrease in the ideology of intensive mothering. 
B)  a decrease in the number of men attending college where women can meet and marry them. 
C)  the lower value of life and widespread abortions by middle-class women. 
D)  an increased availability of safe birth control options and opportunities to excel professionally. 
A)  a decrease in the ideology of intensive mothering. 
B)  a decrease in the number of men attending college where women can meet and marry them. 
C)  the lower value of life and widespread abortions by middle-class women. 
D)  an increased availability of safe birth control options and opportunities to excel professionally.

Question 7

The lifetime effects of lost wages, benefits, and social security contributions that come with taking time out of the workforce to raise children is called

Accepted Answer

A)  wage discrimination. 
B)  the mommy tax. 
C)  gender salience of housework. 
D)  outsourcing care. 
A)  wage discrimination. 
B)  the mommy tax. 
C)  gender salience of housework. 
D)  outsourcing care.

Question 8

The phrase rugrat race refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  escalating competition for even small children to get class advantages by investments of mother's time. 
B)  the rush by working women to gain tax benefits from the state for childcare. 
C)  competition in the media to show mothers in paid employment as Super Moms. 
D)  children being competitive with each other about who gets their mother's attention. 
A)  escalating competition for even small children to get class advantages by investments of mother's time. 
B)  the rush by working women to gain tax benefits from the state for childcare. 
C)  competition in the media to show mothers in paid employment as Super Moms. 
D)  children being competitive with each other about who gets their mother's attention.

Question 9

While men and women overwhelmingly want egalitarian relationships, the majority of men's backup plans can be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  neo-traditional. 
B)  traditionalist. 
C)  authoritarian. 
D)  feminist. 
A)  neo-traditional. 
B)  traditionalist. 
C)  authoritarian. 
D)  feminist.

Question 10

Examining the division of labor in gay and lesbian households reveals which general pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  the uniquely family-focused approach to parenting in same-sex households where it can be difficult to become parents 
B)  the gendering of tasks and roles regardless of the sex of the person doing them 
C)  the declining significance of intensive mothering for younger people 
D)  the opportunities that all families have to disregard gender entirely if they wish 
A)  the uniquely family-focused approach to parenting in same-sex households where it can be difficult to become parents 
B)  the gendering of tasks and roles regardless of the sex of the person doing them 
C)  the declining significance of intensive mothering for younger people 
D)  the opportunities that all families have to disregard gender entirely if they wish

Question 11

Which of the following statements expresses a major source of the feminization of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no 'daddy tax' on fathers. 
B)  Women are not marrying enough to keep mothers from being found among the working poor today. 
C)  Women of all races have more precarious and poorly paid jobs than men. 
D)  Delaying motherhood leads to higher bankruptcy in middle age. 
A)  There is no 'daddy tax' on fathers. 
B)  Women are not marrying enough to keep mothers from being found among the working poor today. 
C)  Women of all races have more precarious and poorly paid jobs than men. 
D)  Delaying motherhood leads to higher bankruptcy in middle age.

Question 12

Traditional and neo-traditional heterosexual couples share beliefs and practices that distinguish them from other couples. The most central of these would be that

Accepted Answer

A)  they believe being at the top of the care chain will help establish gender equality for their family. 
B)  they can afford to be pragmatic rather than ideological in their approach toward negotiating gender in heterosexual relationships. 
C)  they resist the ideology of intensive motherhood in favor of emphasizing women's housework. 
D)  they resist reorganizing the second shift on a basis other than gender. 
A)  they believe being at the top of the care chain will help establish gender equality for their family. 
B)  they can afford to be pragmatic rather than ideological in their approach toward negotiating gender in heterosexual relationships. 
C)  they resist the ideology of intensive motherhood in favor of emphasizing women's housework. 
D)  they resist reorganizing the second shift on a basis other than gender.

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following is true about the care chain?

Young men and young women can be called egalitarians because they prefer relationships in which

Since 1950, voluntary unmarried motherhood has increased because

In 2012, the birthrate was the lowest recorded in American history. Give at least three potential explanations for the rise in childlessness in United States. What kind of changes in the division of household labor might reverse or at least stop this downward trend in births?

What is the best supported explanation for the rise in childlessness in the United States?

The lifetime effects of lost wages, benefits, and social security contributions that come with taking time out of the workforce to raise children is called

The phrase rugrat race refers to

While men and women overwhelmingly want egalitarian relationships, the majority of men's backup plans can be described as

Examining the division of labor in gay and lesbian households reveals which general pattern?

Which of the following statements expresses a major source of the feminization of poverty?

Traditional and neo-traditional heterosexual couples share beliefs and practices that distinguish them from other couples. The most central of these would be that

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

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Exam 11: Families

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following is true about the care chain?

Young men and young women can be called egalitarians because they prefer relationships in which

Since 1950, voluntary unmarried motherhood has increased because

In 2012, the birthrate was the lowest recorded in American history. Give at least three potential explanations for the rise in childlessness in United States. What kind of changes in the division of household labor might reverse or at least stop this downward trend in births?

What is the best supported explanation for the rise in childlessness in the United States?

The lifetime effects of lost wages, benefits, and social security contributions that come with taking time out of the workforce to raise children is called

The phrase rugrat race refers to

While men and women overwhelmingly want egalitarian relationships, the majority of men's backup plans can be described as

Examining the division of labor in gay and lesbian households reveals which general pattern?

Which of the following statements expresses a major source of the feminization of poverty?

Traditional and neo-traditional heterosexual couples share beliefs and practices that distinguish them from other couples. The most central of these would be that

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Work

Politics

Filters