Question 1

The domestic duties that still fall disproportionately on working women's shoulders are labeled by Hochschild (1989)as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  "cult of domesticity." 
B)  "gender factory." 
C)  "second shift." 
D)  "night shift." 
A)  "cult of domesticity." 
B)  "gender factory." 
C)  "second shift." 
D)  "night shift."

Question 2

In some rural areas of Asia,women can have several husbands at one time.This practice is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  monogamy. 
B)  endogamy. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  polygyny. 
A)  monogamy. 
B)  endogamy. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  polygyny.

Question 3

Cole's parents divorced when he was six,but now both of them are remarried.He has two stepsisters on his mother's side and a new stepbrother on his father's side.These families are examples of which of the following type of family?

Accepted Answer

A)  an extended family 
B)  a nuclear family 
C)  a kinship network 
D)  a blended family 
A)  an extended family 
B)  a nuclear family 
C)  a kinship network 
D)  a blended family

Question 4

According to Ruth Schwartz Cowan's 1983 research,time-saving devices like the vacuum cleaner and washing machine have actually increased the amount of time women spend on housework.What explanation is given for her finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  These devices just take longer than a human being to get the job done. 
B)  These devices break so frequently that time gets wasted on repairs. 
C)  Standards of cleanliness have also risen, so even more cleaning is expected. 
D)  Ease of use and availability have led to women cleaning more frequently. 
A)  These devices just take longer than a human being to get the job done. 
B)  These devices break so frequently that time gets wasted on repairs. 
C)  Standards of cleanliness have also risen, so even more cleaning is expected. 
D)  Ease of use and availability have led to women cleaning more frequently.

Question 5

According to your text,the most frequent form of domestic violence is:

Accepted Answer

A)  husband on wife. 
B)  wife on husband. 
C)  parents on kids. 
D)  sibling on sibling. 
A)  husband on wife. 
B)  wife on husband. 
C)  parents on kids. 
D)  sibling on sibling.

Question 6

When compared to the 1990s,views regarding gay and lesbian marriage are becoming increasingly

Accepted Answer

A)  positive. 
B)  negative. 
C)  divided between positive and negative. 
D)  indifferent. 
A)  positive. 
B)  negative. 
C)  divided between positive and negative. 
D)  indifferent.

Question 7

On most weekends you can find the Smiths,who have one son and two daughters,doing their assigned chores around the house.Typically,the son mows the lawn and helps his dad with automobile maintenance,while the girls help clean the house and prepare the meals.This distribution of chores reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)  the importance of being gender-flexible. 
B)  children bearing a proportion of the second shift. 
C)  the natural division of labor between boys and girls. 
D)  how gender roles are learned at home. 
A)  the importance of being gender-flexible. 
B)  children bearing a proportion of the second shift. 
C)  the natural division of labor between boys and girls. 
D)  how gender roles are learned at home.

Question 8

According to research in Conley's The Pecking Order,how does the average income of daughters raised by stay-at-home mothers compare to that of daughters of working moms?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are less likely to earn as much as their brothers. 
B)  They are likely to earn more than their brothers. 
C)  They are more likely to earn a salary-based income. 
D)  They are less likely to earn a salary-based income. 
A)  They are less likely to earn as much as their brothers. 
B)  They are likely to earn more than their brothers. 
C)  They are more likely to earn a salary-based income. 
D)  They are less likely to earn a salary-based income.

The domestic duties that still fall disproportionately on working women's shoulders are labeled by Hochschild (1989)as the:

In some rural areas of Asia,women can have several husbands at one time.This practice is known as:

Cole's parents divorced when he was six,but now both of them are remarried.He has two stepsisters on his mother's side and a new stepbrother on his father's side.These families are examples of which of the following type of family?

According to Ruth Schwartz Cowan's 1983 research,time-saving devices like the vacuum cleaner and washing machine have actually increased the amount of time women spend on housework.What explanation is given for her finding?

According to your text,the most frequent form of domestic violence is:

When compared to the 1990s,views regarding gay and lesbian marriage are becoming increasingly

On most weekends you can find the Smiths,who have one son and two daughters,doing their assigned chores around the house.Typically,the son mows the lawn and helps his dad with automobile maintenance,while the girls help clean the house and prepare the meals.This distribution of chores reflects:

According to research in Conley's The Pecking Order,how does the average income of daughters raised by stay-at-home mothers compare to that of daughters of working moms?

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Exam 12: Family (in Core edition)

The domestic duties that still fall disproportionately on working women's shoulders are labeled by Hochschild (1989)as the:

In some rural areas of Asia,women can have several husbands at one time.This practice is known as:

Cole's parents divorced when he was six,but now both of them are remarried.He has two stepsisters on his mother's side and a new stepbrother on his father's side.These families are examples of which of the following type of family?

According to Ruth Schwartz Cowan's 1983 research,time-saving devices like the vacuum cleaner and washing machine have actually increased the amount of time women spend on housework.What explanation is given for her finding?

According to your text,the most frequent form of domestic violence is:

When compared to the 1990s,views regarding gay and lesbian marriage are becoming increasingly

On most weekends you can find the Smiths,who have one son and two daughters,doing their assigned chores around the house.Typically,the son mows the lawn and helps his dad with automobile maintenance,while the girls help clean the house and prepare the meals.This distribution of chores reflects:

According to research in Conley's The Pecking Order,how does the average income of daughters raised by stay-at-home mothers compare to that of daughters of working moms?

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters