Question 1

In most couples,the partner with greater obligations away from home tends to do less housework and child care because that person

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A)  thinks they are better than the other person. 
B)  is able to pay for others to perform housework for them. 
C)  has less time available. 
D)  is naturally less capable of doing housework and child care. 
A)  thinks they are better than the other person. 
B)  is able to pay for others to perform housework for them. 
C)  has less time available. 
D)  is naturally less capable of doing housework and child care.

Question 2

The greater number of hours of paid work for men are,on average,balanced out by

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A)  men paying for more things at home. 
B)  the greater hours of unpaid work for women. 
C)  men having more decision-making power at home. 
D)  women having more free time. 
A)  men paying for more things at home. 
B)  the greater hours of unpaid work for women. 
C)  men having more decision-making power at home. 
D)  women having more free time.

Question 3

The work to maintain a household's function is

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A)  housework 
B)  market work 
C)  care work 
D)  women's work 
A)  housework 
B)  market work 
C)  care work 
D)  women's work

Question 4

What are time-use studies? Describe one study from this chapter and what it has taught us about work and family life.

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Time-use studies measure how people use

Question 5

Women lead what percentage of poor,single-parent households?

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A)  48 
B)  67 
C)  84 
D)  98 
A)  48 
B)  67 
C)  84 
D)  98

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the work-based reforms that could help reduce work-family conflict?

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A)  Work hours could be reduced. 
B)  Work hours could be less flexible across the day or week. 
C)  People could take better care of their own children. 
D)  Mothers could opt to stay at home with their children instead of working. 
A)  Work hours could be reduced. 
B)  Work hours could be less flexible across the day or week. 
C)  People could take better care of their own children. 
D)  Mothers could opt to stay at home with their children instead of working.

Question 7

In the last half-century,the growth of women's employment contributed to conflicts between family and paid work obligations for various reasons,including the fact that

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A)  the system did not work for single parents, who could not combine the paid and unpaid work of two spouses. 
B)  married couples, who spent more time and energy away from home, spent even more time getting housework and child care done. 
C)  employers attempted to provide more flexible work policies for employees, leading to employees working less. 
D)  parents and couples tended to opt out of jobs that demanded a lot of time, leading to financial troubles. 
A)  the system did not work for single parents, who could not combine the paid and unpaid work of two spouses. 
B)  married couples, who spent more time and energy away from home, spent even more time getting housework and child care done. 
C)  employers attempted to provide more flexible work policies for employees, leading to employees working less. 
D)  parents and couples tended to opt out of jobs that demanded a lot of time, leading to financial troubles.

Question 8

In historical terms,women's employment patterns have evolved extremely quickly-so quickly that

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A)  women have faced no struggles in the workplace. 
B)  there is a growing crisis around lack of child care. 
C)  women are earning more than men. 
D)  the expectations people have for work and family are unclear. 
A)  women have faced no struggles in the workplace. 
B)  there is a growing crisis around lack of child care. 
C)  women are earning more than men. 
D)  the expectations people have for work and family are unclear.

Question 9

Although patterns that concern care work are developed within families,the institutional setting surrounding families is crucial as well.Describe at least two of the institutional factors mentioned in this chapter.

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This chapter mentions four different way

Question 10

When Shawna picks up her kids from soccer practice,sociologists would say she is engaging in what?

Accepted Answer

A)  housework 
B)  market work 
C)  care work 
D)  women's work 
A)  housework 
B)  market work 
C)  care work 
D)  women's work

Question 11

When the welfare system was reformed in 1996,policy makers abandoned the assumption that

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A)  poor women are not fit to care for their own children. 
B)  men, not the state, should care for single women. 
C)  no single mothers should have to work if they do not want to. 
D)  the government would provide income support instead of full-time work. 
A)  poor women are not fit to care for their own children. 
B)  men, not the state, should care for single women. 
C)  no single mothers should have to work if they do not want to. 
D)  the government would provide income support instead of full-time work.

Question 12

In 2012,what percentage of single mothers were employed?

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A)  12 
B)  40 
C)  62 
D)  87 
A)  12 
B)  40 
C)  62 
D)  87

Question 13

What percentage of women with a high school education quit their jobs when they have their first child compared with those who have a college degree?

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A)  1 in 2; 1 in 8 
B)  1 in 12; 1 in 3 
C)  3 in 5; 2 in 3 
D)  1 in 8; 1 in 3 
A)  1 in 2; 1 in 8 
B)  1 in 12; 1 in 3 
C)  3 in 5; 2 in 3 
D)  1 in 8; 1 in 3

Question 14

The "motherhood penalty" is

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A)  the stereotype that mothers are hypersexual. 
B)  the weight that women gain during pregnancy. 
C)  the loss of earnings women experience after they have children. 
D)  post-partum depression often experienced by new mothers. 
A)  the stereotype that mothers are hypersexual. 
B)  the weight that women gain during pregnancy. 
C)  the loss of earnings women experience after they have children. 
D)  post-partum depression often experienced by new mothers.

Question 15

The authors of this chapter mention that the state often redistributes the products of our labor.What does that mean,and what impact does this have on family work? Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing overall? Why?

Accepted Answer

The redistribution of care work means th

Question 16

While parents with professional careers often have to work extra-long workweeks,working-class parents often

Accepted Answer

A)  have little motivation to have a professional career. 
B)  string together a series of overlapping part-time or temporary jobs. 
C)  work multiple full-time jobs. 
D)  make most of their earnings from government handouts and subsidies. 
A)  have little motivation to have a professional career. 
B)  string together a series of overlapping part-time or temporary jobs. 
C)  work multiple full-time jobs. 
D)  make most of their earnings from government handouts and subsidies.

Question 17

The term "system of care" is used to describe what?

Accepted Answer

A)  the central coordinating system for completing housework 
B)  how a society accomplishes the necessary care work and housework 
C)  the master plan that families create in order to accomplish all of their care work 
D)  state-implemented Social Security and elder-care programs 
A)  the central coordinating system for completing housework 
B)  how a society accomplishes the necessary care work and housework 
C)  the master plan that families create in order to accomplish all of their care work 
D)  state-implemented Social Security and elder-care programs

Question 18

Kyle and Lorena are married with two children.What is one reason that sociologists might not expect Kyle to stay home with their children?

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A)  Kyle, like most other men his age, is employed. 
B)  Kyle, like most other men his age, is a misogynist. 
C)  Lorena, like most other women her age, is unemployed. 
D)  Lorena, like most other women her age, enjoys care work more than her husband. 
A)  Kyle, like most other men his age, is employed. 
B)  Kyle, like most other men his age, is a misogynist. 
C)  Lorena, like most other women her age, is unemployed. 
D)  Lorena, like most other women her age, enjoys care work more than her husband.

Question 19

One decision that modern families must face is how to divide the housework and care work within the family.This is often a contentious issue for couples,showing that

Accepted Answer

A)  most couples establish clear communication about who performs which task. 
B)  it is not really "families" that make decisions, but individuals within them. 
C)  both men and women are taking on more and more care work. 
D)  men and women tend to split care work evenly. 
A)  most couples establish clear communication about who performs which task. 
B)  it is not really "families" that make decisions, but individuals within them. 
C)  both men and women are taking on more and more care work. 
D)  men and women tend to split care work evenly.

Question 20

People who support state-provided early child care argue that

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A)  most parents can already afford high-quality child care. 
B)  the cost of child care and the time required to manage it are major impediments to parents' careers. 
C)  most European countries do not offer early childhood education. 
D)  such schooling will not equalize opportunities for children as they grow up. 
A)  most parents can already afford high-quality child care. 
B)  the cost of child care and the time required to manage it are major impediments to parents' careers. 
C)  most European countries do not offer early childhood education. 
D)  such schooling will not equalize opportunities for children as they grow up.

In most couples,the partner with greater obligations away from home tends to do less housework and child care because that person

The greater number of hours of paid work for men are,on average,balanced out by

The work to maintain a household's function is

What are time-use studies? Describe one study from this chapter and what it has taught us about work and family life.

Women lead what percentage of poor,single-parent households?

Which of the following is one of the work-based reforms that could help reduce work-family conflict?

In the last half-century,the growth of women's employment contributed to conflicts between family and paid work obligations for various reasons,including the fact that

In historical terms,women's employment patterns have evolved extremely quickly-so quickly that

Although patterns that concern care work are developed within families,the institutional setting surrounding families is crucial as well.Describe at least two of the institutional factors mentioned in this chapter.

When Shawna picks up her kids from soccer practice,sociologists would say she is engaging in what?

When the welfare system was reformed in 1996,policy makers abandoned the assumption that

In 2012,what percentage of single mothers were employed?

What percentage of women with a high school education quit their jobs when they have their first child compared with those who have a college degree?

The "motherhood penalty" is

The authors of this chapter mention that the state often redistributes the products of our labor.What does that mean,and what impact does this have on family work? Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing overall? Why?

While parents with professional careers often have to work extra-long workweeks,working-class parents often

The term "system of care" is used to describe what?

Kyle and Lorena are married with two children.What is one reason that sociologists might not expect Kyle to stay home with their children?

One decision that modern families must face is how to divide the housework and care work within the family.This is often a contentious issue for couples,showing that

People who support state-provided early child care argue that

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In most couples,the partner with greater obligations away from home tends to do less housework and child care because that person

The greater number of hours of paid work for men are,on average,balanced out by

The work to maintain a household's function is

What are time-use studies? Describe one study from this chapter and what it has taught us about work and family life.

Women lead what percentage of poor,single-parent households?

Which of the following is one of the work-based reforms that could help reduce work-family conflict?

In the last half-century,the growth of women's employment contributed to conflicts between family and paid work obligations for various reasons,including the fact that

In historical terms,women's employment patterns have evolved extremely quickly-so quickly that

Although patterns that concern care work are developed within families,the institutional setting surrounding families is crucial as well.Describe at least two of the institutional factors mentioned in this chapter.

When Shawna picks up her kids from soccer practice,sociologists would say she is engaging in what?

When the welfare system was reformed in 1996,policy makers abandoned the assumption that

In 2012,what percentage of single mothers were employed?

What percentage of women with a high school education quit their jobs when they have their first child compared with those who have a college degree?

The "motherhood penalty" is

The authors of this chapter mention that the state often redistributes the products of our labor.What does that mean,and what impact does this have on family work? Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing overall? Why?

While parents with professional careers often have to work extra-long workweeks,working-class parents often

The term "system of care" is used to describe what?

Kyle and Lorena are married with two children.What is one reason that sociologists might not expect Kyle to stay home with their children?

One decision that modern families must face is how to divide the housework and care work within the family.This is often a contentious issue for couples,showing that

People who support state-provided early child care argue that

A Sociology of the Family

The Family in History

Race,Ethnicity,and Immigration

Families and Social Class

Gender

Sexuality

Love and Romantic Relationships

Marriage and Cohabitation

Families and Children

Divorce,Remarriage,and Blended Families

Family Violence and Abuse

The Future of the Family

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