Question 1

According to the text,which statement is NOT a finding of research on the way men and women experience work-family conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men tend to experience work-family conflict as time and event specific,while women experience conflict as all-consuming and unrelated to specific events. 
B)  Most people expect women to support the family emotionally,and men to support the family financially. 
C)  Most women have positive self-evaluations of role performance,while men report more negative self-evaluations. 
D)  Women often feel guilty about combining roles while men usually don't. 
A)  Men tend to experience work-family conflict as time and event specific,while women experience conflict as all-consuming and unrelated to specific events. 
B)  Most people expect women to support the family emotionally,and men to support the family financially. 
C)  Most women have positive self-evaluations of role performance,while men report more negative self-evaluations. 
D)  Women often feel guilty about combining roles while men usually don't.

Question 2

Why are men more likely than women to report enjoying household chores?

Accepted Answer

Women are more likely to perform repetit

Question 3

Henry asserts that the lower wages of women is due to their lower educational attainment and the numerous labour-force interruptions due to their maternity leaves.In essence,what forms the basis of Henry's argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  human capital theory 
B)  sex-role socialization 
C)  general devaluation of "women's work" 
D)  the paradox of preferences 
A)  human capital theory 
B)  sex-role socialization 
C)  general devaluation of "women's work" 
D)  the paradox of preferences

Question 4

Research shows that most girls and young women select courses of study which lead to relatively low-paying jobs because they expect to be mothers and housewives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following would be most likely to display a gender-egalitarian perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethel,a 55-year-old retired hairdresser 
B)  Suzanne,a 20-year-old female,raised in a household with a stay-at-home mom and a work outside the home dad 
C)  Ricardo,an 18-year-old male,raised by a working mom 
D)  John,a 45-year-old executive,after a training course on employment equity 
A)  Ethel,a 55-year-old retired hairdresser 
B)  Suzanne,a 20-year-old female,raised in a household with a stay-at-home mom and a work outside the home dad 
C)  Ricardo,an 18-year-old male,raised by a working mom 
D)  John,a 45-year-old executive,after a training course on employment equity

Question 6

Which term is often used to describe the concentration of men in some occupations and women in others?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex typing of occupations 
B)  occupational segregation 
C)  sex labelling of jobs and professions 
D)  occupational over-representation 
A)  sex typing of occupations 
B)  occupational segregation 
C)  sex labelling of jobs and professions 
D)  occupational over-representation

Question 7

According to Statistics Canada (2011),which of the following describes the Canadian labour force?

Accepted Answer

A)  35 percent women and 65 percent men 
B)  40 percent women and 60 percent men 
C)  50 percent men and 50 percent women 
D)  55 percent men and 45 percent women 
A)  35 percent women and 65 percent men 
B)  40 percent women and 60 percent men 
C)  50 percent men and 50 percent women 
D)  55 percent men and 45 percent women

Question 8

According to the text,what is an alternate term for the concept of nonstandard work?

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent employment 
B)  precarious employment 
C)  commissioned employment 
D)  full-time employment 
A)  permanent employment 
B)  precarious employment 
C)  commissioned employment 
D)  full-time employment

Question 9

Alyssa argues that "women can't have it all"-meaning both a high-powered career and a successful home life.If she concurs with Anne-Marie Slaughter,what reason would she give for her belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workplace demands cannot accommodate women's family obligations. 
B)  Women are not socialized to deal with conflicting demands. 
C)  Successful parenting requires full-time parenting. 
D)  Women's family obligations are more important than workplace demands. 
A)  Workplace demands cannot accommodate women's family obligations. 
B)  Women are not socialized to deal with conflicting demands. 
C)  Successful parenting requires full-time parenting. 
D)  Women's family obligations are more important than workplace demands.

Question 10

Danielle and her twin brother both graduated in the same year.One got a job as a secretary and the other as a mechanic.The entire family assumed that Danielle was the secretary and her brother was the mechanic.What is the sociological term for the assumptions made in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  occupational hierarchy 
B)  presumptive gender 
C)  gendered division of labour 
D)  sex casting 
A)  occupational hierarchy 
B)  presumptive gender 
C)  gendered division of labour 
D)  sex casting

Question 11

Which term is used to depict the cultural ideal of a loving mother who selflessly devotes her time and energy to her children?

Accepted Answer

A)  devoted parenting 
B)  helicopter parent 
C)  intensive motherhood 
D)  culture of motherhood 
A)  devoted parenting 
B)  helicopter parent 
C)  intensive motherhood 
D)  culture of motherhood

Question 12

A young woman working at a minimum-wage job has trouble paying her rent,and sells some of her possessions;later her power is shut off,and eventually she gets evicted and must live on the street.Which term best describes her situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  resource deprivation 
B)  inequality of opportunities 
C)  conflicting responsibilities 
D)  worker exploitation 
A)  resource deprivation 
B)  inequality of opportunities 
C)  conflicting responsibilities 
D)  worker exploitation

Question 13

List and discuss two popular individual-centred explanations that are used when analyzing gender differences in unpaid work.

Accepted Answer

Relative resource theory: quantity of fi

Question 14

Gender differences in power and authority became significant when people settled in one place and men began to own and control private property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In a traditional division of labour,with the separation of the public sphere for men and the private sphere for women,what can be concluded about the roles of women?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are not widely noticed and are unpaid. 
B)  They are highly valued and widely recognized. 
C)  They require little effort,skill,or energy. 
D)  They are done in the presence of others. 
A)  They are not widely noticed and are unpaid. 
B)  They are highly valued and widely recognized. 
C)  They require little effort,skill,or energy. 
D)  They are done in the presence of others.

Question 16

Which argument do human capital theorists use to explain the gender pay gap?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women seek less-demanding jobs that require little personal investment in training or skills so they can have more time to devote to domestic responsibilities. 
B)  The skills and experience women develop through the unpaid work they do in raising children and running a household are not counted as a part of their human capital. 
C)  Women's human capital is valued lower than men's in the job marketplace,and therefore women are steered toward less-demanding and lower-paying jobs. 
D)  Women are discouraged from developing their human capital,consequently they end up with lower-paying jobs that require fewer skills. 
A)  Women seek less-demanding jobs that require little personal investment in training or skills so they can have more time to devote to domestic responsibilities. 
B)  The skills and experience women develop through the unpaid work they do in raising children and running a household are not counted as a part of their human capital. 
C)  Women's human capital is valued lower than men's in the job marketplace,and therefore women are steered toward less-demanding and lower-paying jobs. 
D)  Women are discouraged from developing their human capital,consequently they end up with lower-paying jobs that require fewer skills.

Question 17

Milena just started a new job at a prestigious law firm as lead council of the immigration division.However,her family still expects her to come home and fix dinner every night.Which statement best explains this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women still have to meet their mothering responsibilities. 
B)  The double day is the price women have to pay for liberation. 
C)  The right to paid work does not mean liberation from unpaid work. 
D)  Women will always put their children's needs first. 
A)  Women still have to meet their mothering responsibilities. 
B)  The double day is the price women have to pay for liberation. 
C)  The right to paid work does not mean liberation from unpaid work. 
D)  Women will always put their children's needs first.

Question 18

The popular opinion today is that men and women are equal in our society.However,women are often equated with "care giving." Describe and explain how the construction of gender roles impacts women in the creation of occupational segregation.

Accepted Answer

The construction of gender roles has a s

Question 19

A competent female lawyer is passed over for a promotion that is given to an underperforming male.She notices that most of the law firm's senior partners are male,despite the fact that 30 percent of the firm's lawyers are women.What term do sociologists use to describe this circumstance?

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal segregation 
B)  glass escalator effect 
C)  vertical segregation 
D)  old boys' network 
A)  horizontal segregation 
B)  glass escalator effect 
C)  vertical segregation 
D)  old boys' network

Question 20

What are the statements "Women should be home raising the children" and "Women find fulfillment in the creativity and intimacy of involved motherhood" examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist perspective 
B)  cultural ideologies 
C)  paradox of preferences 
D)  demand-side theory 
A)  feminist perspective 
B)  cultural ideologies 
C)  paradox of preferences 
D)  demand-side theory

Exam 8: Gender Inequality

According to the text,which statement is NOT a finding of research on the way men and women experience work-family conflict?

Why are men more likely than women to report enjoying household chores?

Henry asserts that the lower wages of women is due to their lower educational attainment and the numerous labour-force interruptions due to their maternity leaves.In essence,what forms the basis of Henry's argument?

Research shows that most girls and young women select courses of study which lead to relatively low-paying jobs because they expect to be mothers and housewives.

Which of the following would be most likely to display a gender-egalitarian perspective?

Which term is often used to describe the concentration of men in some occupations and women in others?

According to Statistics Canada (2011),which of the following describes the Canadian labour force?

According to the text,what is an alternate term for the concept of nonstandard work?

Alyssa argues that "women can't have it all"-meaning both a high-powered career and a successful home life.If she concurs with Anne-Marie Slaughter,what reason would she give for her belief?

Danielle and her twin brother both graduated in the same year.One got a job as a secretary and the other as a mechanic.The entire family assumed that Danielle was the secretary and her brother was the mechanic.What is the sociological term for the assumptions made in this situation?

Which term is used to depict the cultural ideal of a loving mother who selflessly devotes her time and energy to her children?

A young woman working at a minimum-wage job has trouble paying her rent,and sells some of her possessions;later her power is shut off,and eventually she gets evicted and must live on the street.Which term best describes her situation?

List and discuss two popular individual-centred explanations that are used when analyzing gender differences in unpaid work.

Gender differences in power and authority became significant when people settled in one place and men began to own and control private property.

In a traditional division of labour,with the separation of the public sphere for men and the private sphere for women,what can be concluded about the roles of women?

Which argument do human capital theorists use to explain the gender pay gap?

Milena just started a new job at a prestigious law firm as lead council of the immigration division.However,her family still expects her to come home and fix dinner every night.Which statement best explains this situation?

The popular opinion today is that men and women are equal in our society.However,women are often equated with "care giving." Describe and explain how the construction of gender roles impacts women in the creation of occupational segregation.

A competent female lawyer is passed over for a promotion that is given to an underperforming male.She notices that most of the law firm's senior partners are male,despite the fact that 30 percent of the firm's lawyers are women.What term do sociologists use to describe this circumstance?

What are the statements "Women should be home raising the children" and "Women find fulfillment in the creativity and intimacy of involved motherhood" examples of?

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