Question 1

Which of the following is a difference between dual-earner and dual-career couples?

Accepted Answer

A)  In dual-earner couples, both partners work in positions that involve ongoing professional growth whereas in dual-career couples, only one partner works in such a position. 
B)  In dual-career couples, both partners work in positions that require long-term commitment whereas in dual-earner couples, partners may or may not work in such positions. 
C)  In dual-earner couples, both partners work in managerial positions whereas in dual-career couples, both partners work in non-managerial positions. 
D)  In dual-career couples, partners are less qualified to perform their jobs than partners in dual-earner couples. 
A)  In dual-earner couples, both partners work in positions that involve ongoing professional growth whereas in dual-career couples, only one partner works in such a position. 
B)  In dual-career couples, both partners work in positions that require long-term commitment whereas in dual-earner couples, partners may or may not work in such positions. 
C)  In dual-earner couples, both partners work in managerial positions whereas in dual-career couples, both partners work in non-managerial positions. 
D)  In dual-career couples, partners are less qualified to perform their jobs than partners in dual-earner couples.

Question 2

Joe is a destitute and lives on streets and abandoned buildings because he has no money to pay rent.He often sorts through garbage to find food to eat.In this scenario, Joe is experiencing ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute poverty 
B)  the feminization of poverty 
C)  relative poverty 
D)  voluntary poverty 
A)  absolute poverty 
B)  the feminization of poverty 
C)  relative poverty 
D)  voluntary poverty

Question 3

Money that remains after the costs of basic necessities have been paid is known as ________ income.

Accepted Answer

A)  real 
B)  total personal 
C)  discretionary 
D)  nominal 
A)  real 
B)  total personal 
C)  discretionary 
D)  nominal

Question 4

________ are women with young children who choose jobs with enough flexibility to accommodate family needs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Copers 
B)  Conflicteds 
C)  Captives 
D)  Commiteds 
A)  Copers 
B)  Conflicteds 
C)  Captives 
D)  Commiteds

Question 5

________ refers to working remotely through electronic linkups to a central office.

Accepted Answer

A)  Crowdsourcing 
B)  Telecommuting 
C)  Vetting 
D)  Hot desking 
A)  Crowdsourcing 
B)  Telecommuting 
C)  Vetting 
D)  Hot desking

Question 6

The glass ceiling refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  programs that help women climb the corporate ladder 
B)  women's placement in staff positions that are on the career track to the top 
C)  trends that indicate women's bias toward other women at the workplace 
D)  attitudinal workplace obstacles faced by women 
A)  programs that help women climb the corporate ladder 
B)  women's placement in staff positions that are on the career track to the top 
C)  trends that indicate women's bias toward other women at the workplace 
D)  attitudinal workplace obstacles faced by women

Question 7

Matthew works as a personal finance advisor.Over the course of his career, he has provided financial advice to several families in Baltonia.Recently, he wrote an article on how Baltonian middle-class families are spendthrifts rather than savers.Which of the following is most likely to weaken Matthew's analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Studies indicate that Baltonia has the highest rate of consumerism in the world. 
B)  Surveys on middle-class families in Baltonia indicate that they are not responsible buyers like families in other neighboring countries. 
C)  Middle class families in Baltonia often withdraw funds from retirement accounts. 
D)  Over 90 percent of people in Baltonia have large pension and saving accounts. 
A)  Studies indicate that Baltonia has the highest rate of consumerism in the world. 
B)  Surveys on middle-class families in Baltonia indicate that they are not responsible buyers like families in other neighboring countries. 
C)  Middle class families in Baltonia often withdraw funds from retirement accounts. 
D)  Over 90 percent of people in Baltonia have large pension and saving accounts.

Question 8

A major advantage of commuter marriages is that they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allow couples to spend more time with each other 
B)  involve high-paying jobs 
C)  reduce traveling costs for the couple 
D)  help couples give more time to child rearing activities 
A)  allow couples to spend more time with each other 
B)  involve high-paying jobs 
C)  reduce traveling costs for the couple 
D)  help couples give more time to child rearing activities

Question 9

Which of the following is most likely a negative consequence of role overload?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher employee retention 
B)  decreased absenteeism 
C)  lowered turnover 
D)  decreased productivity 
A)  higher employee retention 
B)  decreased absenteeism 
C)  lowered turnover 
D)  decreased productivity

Question 10

James, who has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, has been living on the streets since the past ten years.In this scenario, James can be classified as a(n)_________.

Accepted Answer

A)  economic homeless 
B)  transitory homeless 
C)  chronic homeless 
D)  financial homeless 
A)  economic homeless 
B)  transitory homeless 
C)  chronic homeless 
D)  financial homeless

Question 11

Daniel is conducting research on women's growth and development at the workplace.He finds that women's promotions are based solely on their acquired skills and performance and not on cultural expectations.Which of the following statements, if true, is most likely to weaken Daniel's finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research indicates that an increasing number of couples share equal amounts of paid work, housework, and child care. 
B)  Women are often not promoted because gender ideologies endorse breadwinning men and homemaking women. 
C)  Studies show that single women tend to be promoted more frequently than married women with children. 
D)  Long working hours for couples in managerial jobs lower gender inequality by eliminating "separate spheres" at home and the workplace. 
A)  Research indicates that an increasing number of couples share equal amounts of paid work, housework, and child care. 
B)  Women are often not promoted because gender ideologies endorse breadwinning men and homemaking women. 
C)  Studies show that single women tend to be promoted more frequently than married women with children. 
D)  Long working hours for couples in managerial jobs lower gender inequality by eliminating "separate spheres" at home and the workplace.

Question 12

Robert works as a maintenance engineer at ASL Corp., a steel plant.His co-workers are planning to form a labor union to lobby for better employee facilities.Robert is unsure whether he should be a part of the labor union and support its formation.Which of the following, if true, would strengthen his decision to do so?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the past, the formation of labor unions has helped in providing greater workplace safety to employees. 
B)  Labor unions are more beneficial for employees in retail companies as compared to manufacturing companies. 
C)  The compensation package and provisions provided by ASL Corp are better than those provided by most steel companies in the country. 
D)  Strong labor unions limit the employer's freedom which often forces them to move their operations overseas. 
A)  In the past, the formation of labor unions has helped in providing greater workplace safety to employees. 
B)  Labor unions are more beneficial for employees in retail companies as compared to manufacturing companies. 
C)  The compensation package and provisions provided by ASL Corp are better than those provided by most steel companies in the country. 
D)  Strong labor unions limit the employer's freedom which often forces them to move their operations overseas.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a two-person single career?

Accepted Answer

A)  couples in which both the husband and wife are marketing professionals 
B)  a stay-at-home wife and an entrepreneur husband 
C)  a stay-at-home dad and a working wife 
D)  the President and the first lady 
A)  couples in which both the husband and wife are marketing professionals 
B)  a stay-at-home wife and an entrepreneur husband 
C)  a stay-at-home dad and a working wife 
D)  the President and the first lady

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the poverty threshold?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to the minimum income level that the government considers necessary for basic subsistence. 
B)  It remains constant and does not change over time. 
C)  It indicates that anyone whose income is above the threshold is eligible for government assistance. 
D)  It refers to anyone who has the basic necessities of life but cannot maintain an average standard of living. 
A)  It refers to the minimum income level that the government considers necessary for basic subsistence. 
B)  It remains constant and does not change over time. 
C)  It indicates that anyone whose income is above the threshold is eligible for government assistance. 
D)  It refers to anyone who has the basic necessities of life but cannot maintain an average standard of living.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a conflicted mother?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kate is highly committed to her job. 
B)  Beatrice invests equal amounts of time to her job and her children. 
C)  Jane feels that her being employed is detrimental to her children. 
D)  Lora finds her job financially and emotionally gratifying. 
A)  Kate is highly committed to her job. 
B)  Beatrice invests equal amounts of time to her job and her children. 
C)  Jane feels that her being employed is detrimental to her children. 
D)  Lora finds her job financially and emotionally gratifying.

Question 16

How are nonstandard work schedules beneficial for families?

Accepted Answer

A)  They help reduce child care costs. 
B)  They make parents' work schedules more predictable. 
C)  They reduce the possibility of a divorce. 
D)  They prevent parents from undertaking shift work. 
A)  They help reduce child care costs. 
B)  They make parents' work schedules more predictable. 
C)  They reduce the possibility of a divorce. 
D)  They prevent parents from undertaking shift work.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of commuter marriages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spouses meet occasionally, such as over weekends. 
B)  Spouses travel together to work. 
C)  They are also known as open marriages. 
D)  One of the parents only has visitation rights over their children. 
A)  Spouses meet occasionally, such as over weekends. 
B)  Spouses travel together to work. 
C)  They are also known as open marriages. 
D)  One of the parents only has visitation rights over their children.

Question 18

In ________, both partners work in professional or managerial positions that require extensive training and ongoing professional growth.

Accepted Answer

A)  dual-earner couples 
B)  dual-career couples 
C)  two-person single career couples 
D)  one-person single career couples 
A)  dual-earner couples 
B)  dual-career couples 
C)  two-person single career couples 
D)  one-person single career couples

Question 19

How do nonstandard work schedules of parents affect children?

Accepted Answer

Nonstandard work schedules can create pr

Question 20

Lloyd and Martin Inc.is an advertising firm.The company's management has decided to provide the option of telecommuting to its employees.How would implementing such a work arrangement be beneficial for the company?

Accepted Answer

Telecommuting refers to working remotely

Which of the following is a difference between dual-earner and dual-career couples?

Joe is a destitute and lives on streets and abandoned buildings because he has no money to pay rent.He often sorts through garbage to find food to eat.In this scenario, Joe is experiencing ________.

Money that remains after the costs of basic necessities have been paid is known as ________ income.

________ are women with young children who choose jobs with enough flexibility to accommodate family needs.

________ refers to working remotely through electronic linkups to a central office.

The glass ceiling refers to ________.

A major advantage of commuter marriages is that they ________.

Which of the following is most likely a negative consequence of role overload?

James, who has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, has been living on the streets since the past ten years.In this scenario, James can be classified as a(n)_________.

Daniel is conducting research on women's growth and development at the workplace.He finds that women's promotions are based solely on their acquired skills and performance and not on cultural expectations.Which of the following statements, if true, is most likely to weaken Daniel's finding?

Which of the following is an example of a two-person single career?

Which of the following is true of the poverty threshold?

Which of the following is an example of a conflicted mother?

How are nonstandard work schedules beneficial for families?

Which of the following is true of commuter marriages?

In ________, both partners work in professional or managerial positions that require extensive training and ongoing professional growth.

How do nonstandard work schedules of parents affect children?

Lloyd and Martin Inc.is an advertising firm.The company's management has decided to provide the option of telecommuting to its employees.How would implementing such a work arrangement be beneficial for the company?

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Exam 13: The Economy and Family Life

Which of the following is a difference between dual-earner and dual-career couples?

Joe is a destitute and lives on streets and abandoned buildings because he has no money to pay rent.He often sorts through garbage to find food to eat.In this scenario, Joe is experiencing ________.

Money that remains after the costs of basic necessities have been paid is known as ________ income.

________ are women with young children who choose jobs with enough flexibility to accommodate family needs.

________ refers to working remotely through electronic linkups to a central office.

The glass ceiling refers to ________.

A major advantage of commuter marriages is that they ________.

Which of the following is most likely a negative consequence of role overload?

James, who has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, has been living on the streets since the past ten years.In this scenario, James can be classified as a(n)_________.

Daniel is conducting research on women's growth and development at the workplace.He finds that women's promotions are based solely on their acquired skills and performance and not on cultural expectations.Which of the following statements, if true, is most likely to weaken Daniel's finding?

Which of the following is an example of a two-person single career?

Which of the following is true of the poverty threshold?

Which of the following is an example of a conflicted mother?

How are nonstandard work schedules beneficial for families?

Which of the following is true of commuter marriages?

In ________, both partners work in professional or managerial positions that require extensive training and ongoing professional growth.

How do nonstandard work schedules of parents affect children?

Lloyd and Martin Inc.is an advertising firm.The company's management has decided to provide the option of telecommuting to its employees.How would implementing such a work arrangement be beneficial for the company?

he Changing Family

Studying the Family

The Family in Historical Perspective

Racial and Ethnic Families: Strengths and Stresses

Socialization and Gender Roles

Love and Loving Relationships

Sexuality and Sexual Expression throughout Life

Choosing Others: Dating and Mate Selection

Singlehood, Cohabitation, Civil Unions, and Other Options

Marriage and Communication in Intimate Relationships

To Be or Not to Be a Parent: More Choices, More Constraints

Raising Children: Promises and Pitfalls

Domestic Violence and Other Family Health Issues

Separation, Divorce, Remarriage, and Stepfamilies

Families in Later Life

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