Question 1

All of the following characteristics are associated with careers EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  long-time commitment. 
B)  geographical mobility. 
C)  informal training. 
D)  job continuity. 
A)  long-time commitment. 
B)  geographical mobility. 
C)  informal training. 
D)  job continuity.

Question 2

In the past, most women in the American labor force were:

Accepted Answer

A)  single. 
B)  professionals. 
C)  lesbians. 
D)  unionized. 
A)  single. 
B)  professionals. 
C)  lesbians. 
D)  unionized.

Question 3

Pink-collar occupations are dominated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  teenagers. 
B)  women. 
C)  middle-aged workers. 
D)  professional workers. 
A)  teenagers. 
B)  women. 
C)  middle-aged workers. 
D)  professional workers.

Question 4

All of the following tend to be characteristics of flexible work schedules EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  flexible schedules are about twice as common today than in 1985. 
B)  most flexible work schedules are informal. 
C)  flexible schedules are less common among managerial and professional occupations. 
D)  flexible schedules work best when they are supported by supervisors. 
A)  flexible schedules are about twice as common today than in 1985. 
B)  most flexible work schedules are informal. 
C)  flexible schedules are less common among managerial and professional occupations. 
D)  flexible schedules work best when they are supported by supervisors.

Question 5

Sam and Nick are both in preschool and their parents work. Based on research, they are most likely to be cared for by:

Accepted Answer

A)  child-care centers. 
B)  in-home caregivers. 
C)  neighbors. 
D)  relatives. 
A)  child-care centers. 
B)  in-home caregivers. 
C)  neighbors. 
D)  relatives.

Question 6

The Pattern A work arrangement is associated with all of the following groups EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  women in managerial careers. 
B)  women with more than three children. 
C)  high school dropouts. 
D)  wives of affluent men. 
A)  women in managerial careers. 
B)  women with more than three children. 
C)  high school dropouts. 
D)  wives of affluent men.

Question 7

Critics charge that working at home increases the possibility of:

Accepted Answer

A)  computer crimes. 
B)  worker exploitation. 
C)  economic inflation. 
D)  family violence. 
A)  computer crimes. 
B)  worker exploitation. 
C)  economic inflation. 
D)  family violence.

Question 8

Opponents of government funding of professionally run child-care centers are concerned about:

Accepted Answer

A)  giving federal funds to state governments. 
B)  the quality of subsidized day care. 
C)  increasing the national debt. 
D)  site selection criteria. 
A)  giving federal funds to state governments. 
B)  the quality of subsidized day care. 
C)  increasing the national debt. 
D)  site selection criteria.

Question 9

Women's unemployment rate is now lower than men's unemployment rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The work pattern that makes it extremely difficult for women to keep their work skills up-to-date is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pattern A. 
B)  Pattern B. 
C)  Pattern C. 
D)  Pattern D. 
A)  Pattern A. 
B)  Pattern B. 
C)  Pattern C. 
D)  Pattern D.

Question 11

Approximately half of all women who work part-time give ____ as their reason for not working full-time.

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of an education 
B)  child care and family obligations 
C)  the inability to find a full-time job 
D)  physical limitations 
A)  lack of an education 
B)  child care and family obligations 
C)  the inability to find a full-time job 
D)  physical limitations

Question 12

Chuck is trying to move into a managerial position. Chuck will be expected to have all following traits EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  objectivity. 
B)  vulnerability. 
C)  self-reliance. 
D)  aggressiveness. 
A)  objectivity. 
B)  vulnerability. 
C)  self-reliance. 
D)  aggressiveness.

Question 13

A person who participates in an important activity and derives satisfaction from work- and advancement-oriented values is probably investing his energies in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a mission. 
B)  a vocation. 
C)  a career. 
D)  an occupation. 
A)  a mission. 
B)  a vocation. 
C)  a career. 
D)  an occupation.

Question 14

Pattern A work arrangements are:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing. 
B)  declining. 
C)  stabilizing. 
D)  fluctuating up and down. 
A)  increasing. 
B)  declining. 
C)  stabilizing. 
D)  fluctuating up and down.

Question 15

About ____ mothers stays home and provides full-time care for her children.

Accepted Answer

A)  one in two 
B)  one in three 
C)  one in four 
D)  one in five 
A)  one in two 
B)  one in three 
C)  one in four 
D)  one in five

Question 16

Cox and Demmitt believe that the relationship between work and family has become more:

Accepted Answer

A)  leisurely. 
B)  complex. 
C)  peripheral. 
D)  covert. 
A)  leisurely. 
B)  complex. 
C)  peripheral. 
D)  covert.

Question 17

Younger women who are successful in their careers are more interested in balancing their work and family responsibilities than in their career.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The perceived balance between outside work and family work is more important to partner satisfaction than the actual balance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ninety percent of part-time employment occurs in:

Accepted Answer

A)  home-based work. 
B)  industries dominated by men. 
C)  light manufacturing. 
D)  pink-collar occupations. 
A)  home-based work. 
B)  industries dominated by men. 
C)  light manufacturing. 
D)  pink-collar occupations.

Question 20

The following term consistent with the description of commuter marriages is:

Accepted Answer

A)  invisible careers. 
B)  weekend families. 
C)  family-oriented marriages. 
D)  single-parent families. 
A)  invisible careers. 
B)  weekend families. 
C)  family-oriented marriages. 
D)  single-parent families.

All of the following characteristics are associated with careers EXCEPT:

In the past, most women in the American labor force were:

Pink-collar occupations are dominated by:

All of the following tend to be characteristics of flexible work schedules EXCEPT:

Sam and Nick are both in preschool and their parents work. Based on research, they are most likely to be cared for by:

The Pattern A work arrangement is associated with all of the following groups EXCEPT:

Critics charge that working at home increases the possibility of:

Opponents of government funding of professionally run child-care centers are concerned about:

Women's unemployment rate is now lower than men's unemployment rate.

The work pattern that makes it extremely difficult for women to keep their work skills up-to-date is:

Approximately half of all women who work part-time give ____ as their reason for not working full-time.

Chuck is trying to move into a managerial position. Chuck will be expected to have all following traits EXCEPT:

A person who participates in an important activity and derives satisfaction from work- and advancement-oriented values is probably investing his energies in:

Pattern A work arrangements are:

About ____ mothers stays home and provides full-time care for her children.

Cox and Demmitt believe that the relationship between work and family has become more:

Younger women who are successful in their careers are more interested in balancing their work and family responsibilities than in their career.

The perceived balance between outside work and family work is more important to partner satisfaction than the actual balance.

Ninety percent of part-time employment occurs in:

The following term consistent with the description of commuter marriages is:

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

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Exam 13: The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

All of the following characteristics are associated with careers EXCEPT:

In the past, most women in the American labor force were:

Pink-collar occupations are dominated by:

All of the following tend to be characteristics of flexible work schedules EXCEPT:

Sam and Nick are both in preschool and their parents work. Based on research, they are most likely to be cared for by:

The Pattern A work arrangement is associated with all of the following groups EXCEPT:

Critics charge that working at home increases the possibility of:

Opponents of government funding of professionally run child-care centers are concerned about:

Women's unemployment rate is now lower than men's unemployment rate.

The work pattern that makes it extremely difficult for women to keep their work skills up-to-date is:

Approximately half of all women who work part-time give ____ as their reason for not working full-time.

Chuck is trying to move into a managerial position. Chuck will be expected to have all following traits EXCEPT:

A person who participates in an important activity and derives satisfaction from work- and advancement-oriented values is probably investing his energies in:

Pattern A work arrangements are:

About ____ mothers stays home and provides full-time care for her children.

Cox and Demmitt believe that the relationship between work and family has become more:

Younger women who are successful in their careers are more interested in balancing their work and family responsibilities than in their career.

The perceived balance between outside work and family work is more important to partner satisfaction than the actual balance.

Ninety percent of part-time employment occurs in:

The following term consistent with the description of commuter marriages is:

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

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