Question 1

When the total prescribed activities for one or more are greater than an individual can comfortably or adequately handle _____ occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) role overload 
B) interrole conflict 
C) role strain 
D) full-time conflict 
A) role overload 
B) interrole conflict 
C) role strain 
D) full-time conflict

Question 2

When mothers and fathers feel they have or spend too little time with their children, life satisfaction is

Accepted Answer

A) slightly reduced for mothers and fathers. 
B) greatly reduced for mothers and fathers. 
C) significantly reduced for fathers but not for mothers. 
D) significantly reduced for mothers but not for fathers. 
A) slightly reduced for mothers and fathers. 
B) greatly reduced for mothers and fathers. 
C) significantly reduced for fathers but not for mothers. 
D) significantly reduced for mothers but not for fathers.

Question 3

Hochschild has found that when companies offered family-friendly policies,

Accepted Answer

A) most employees did not use them. 
B) most employees used them. 
C) most men used them but few women did. 
D) most women used them but few men did. 
A) most employees did not use them. 
B) most employees used them. 
C) most men used them but few women did. 
D) most women used them but few men did.

Question 4

Emotion work is primarily done by

Accepted Answer

A) men 
B) women 
C) employers 
D) children 
A) men 
B) women 
C) employers 
D) children

Question 5

What percentage of married-couple families have a stay-at-home dad?

Accepted Answer

A) about 4 percent 
B) about 10 percent 
C) about 16 percent 
D) about 20 percent 
A) about 4 percent 
B) about 10 percent 
C) about 16 percent 
D) about 20 percent

Question 6

Which of the following terms is defined as a mix of sex and power with power being the dominant element?

Accepted Answer

A) sexual harassment 
B) gender-based occupational stratification 
C) sexual authority 
D) sexual influence 
A) sexual harassment 
B) gender-based occupational stratification 
C) sexual authority 
D) sexual influence

Question 7

Coping resources in dealing with unemployment include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) an individual's psychological disposition. 
B) a strong sense of self-esteem. 
C) a feeling of mastery. 
D) displacement intervention techniques. 
A) an individual's psychological disposition. 
B) a strong sense of self-esteem. 
C) a feeling of mastery. 
D) displacement intervention techniques.

Question 8

Why has women's employment increased?

Accepted Answer

A) Because of economic necessity. 
B) Because women want to work for psychological fulfillment. 
C) Because of better job opportunities for women. 
D) all of the above 
A) Because of economic necessity. 
B) Because women want to work for psychological fulfillment. 
C) Because of better job opportunities for women. 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Discuss the five areas affected when fathers are at home and mothers are breadwinners.

Accepted Answer

When fathers are at home and mothers are

Question 10

A peer marriage is one

Accepted Answer

A) that emphasizes fairness and sharing. 
B) in which the partners are colleagues at work. 
C) that emphasizes each partner doing 50 percent of all tasks. 
D) that focuses on role reversal. 
A) that emphasizes fairness and sharing. 
B) in which the partners are colleagues at work. 
C) that emphasizes each partner doing 50 percent of all tasks. 
D) that focuses on role reversal.

Question 11

African Americans are less likely to divide household tasks along gender lines than Caucasians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The most noticeable area of impact when fathers stay home is more involvement with children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Between 2007 and 2009, the overall unemployment rate in the United States

Accepted Answer

A) doubled. 
B) increased by 10 percent. 
C) tripled. 
D) remained relatively unchanged. 
A) doubled. 
B) increased by 10 percent. 
C) tripled. 
D) remained relatively unchanged.

Question 14

Earnings are about _____ percent higher in traditionally male occupations than in predominately female integrated occupations.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 20 
C) 30-50 
D) 60-70 
A) 5 
B) 20 
C) 30-50 
D) 60-70

Question 15

Every $7,500 in married women's incomes is associated with one less hour of household work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An equitable division of labor is the same as an equal division of labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Cohabiting couples share household duties more equally than do married couples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Some working women do not insist on husbands' equal participation in housework because they don't believe their husbands are competent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most men who stay at home are home because of

Accepted Answer

A) retirement. 
B) school. 
C) disability. 
D) a desire to take care of the home and their family. 
A) retirement. 
B) school. 
C) disability. 
D) a desire to take care of the home and their family.

Question 20

Work spillover has the same affects on men as it does on women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When the total prescribed activities for one or more are greater than an individual can comfortably or adequately handle _____ occurs.

When mothers and fathers feel they have or spend too little time with their children, life satisfaction is

Hochschild has found that when companies offered family-friendly policies,

Emotion work is primarily done by

What percentage of married-couple families have a stay-at-home dad?

Which of the following terms is defined as a mix of sex and power with power being the dominant element?

Coping resources in dealing with unemployment include all of the following EXCEPT

Why has women's employment increased?

Discuss the five areas affected when fathers are at home and mothers are breadwinners.

A peer marriage is one

African Americans are less likely to divide household tasks along gender lines than Caucasians.

The most noticeable area of impact when fathers stay home is more involvement with children.

Between 2007 and 2009, the overall unemployment rate in the United States

Earnings are about _____ percent higher in traditionally male occupations than in predominately female integrated occupations.

Every $7,500 in married women's incomes is associated with one less hour of household work.

An equitable division of labor is the same as an equal division of labor.

Cohabiting couples share household duties more equally than do married couples.

Some working women do not insist on husbands' equal participation in housework because they don't believe their husbands are competent.

Most men who stay at home are home because of

Work spillover has the same affects on men as it does on women.

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Studying Marriage and the Family

Variations in American Family Life

Gender and Family

Intimacy, Friendship, and Love

Understanding Sex and Sexualities

Communication, Power, and Conflict

Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective

Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation

Becoming Parents and Experiencing Parenthood

Intimate Violence and Sexual Abuse

Coming Apart: Separation and Divorce

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Exam 11: Marriage, Work, and Economics

When the total prescribed activities for one or more are greater than an individual can comfortably or adequately handle _____ occurs.

When mothers and fathers feel they have or spend too little time with their children, life satisfaction is

Hochschild has found that when companies offered family-friendly policies,

Emotion work is primarily done by

What percentage of married-couple families have a stay-at-home dad?

Which of the following terms is defined as a mix of sex and power with power being the dominant element?

Coping resources in dealing with unemployment include all of the following EXCEPT

Why has women's employment increased?

Discuss the five areas affected when fathers are at home and mothers are breadwinners.

A peer marriage is one

African Americans are less likely to divide household tasks along gender lines than Caucasians.

The most noticeable area of impact when fathers stay home is more involvement with children.

Between 2007 and 2009, the overall unemployment rate in the United States

Earnings are about _____ percent higher in traditionally male occupations than in predominately female integrated occupations.

Every $7,500 in married women's incomes is associated with one less hour of household work.

An equitable division of labor is the same as an equal division of labor.

Cohabiting couples share household duties more equally than do married couples.

Some working women do not insist on husbands' equal participation in housework because they don't believe their husbands are competent.

Most men who stay at home are home because of

Work spillover has the same affects on men as it does on women.

The Meaning of Marriage and the Family

Studying Marriage and the Family

Variations in American Family Life

Gender and Family

Intimacy, Friendship, and Love

Understanding Sex and Sexualities

Communication, Power, and Conflict

Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective

Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation

Becoming Parents and Experiencing Parenthood

Intimate Violence and Sexual Abuse

Coming Apart: Separation and Divorce

New Beginnings: Single-Parent Families, Remarriages,

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