Question 1

Which of the following best describes the convergence in weekly hours of housework completed by women and men in Canada in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men are putting in more hours; women are working as many hours as before. 
B)  Men are putting in a bit more time; women have reduced their housework by a larger amount. 
C)  Men are doing as little as before; women have reduced their housework considerably. 
D)  More housework is being done by female hired help.

Question 2

Henrietta and Na'im are married with two young children. Both doctors, they work long hours and have decided to hire a live-in nanny from the Philippines. Their work-family choices best illustrate which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socioeconomic status impacts a family's ability to outsource carework and household work. 
B)  The extent to which Canadian families are not interested in carework. 
C)  The trend for all Canadian families to participate in stratified hierarchies of reproduction. 
D)  Canadians prefer to spend more time at work than at home.

Question 3

Describe what is meant by the terms household work and caring work. What types of activities do these terms refer to?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Time-use studies help us understand how participation in housework has changed over time. Which of the following best describes trends in women's and men's participation in housework?

Accepted Answer

A)  The gender gap has decreased, as men have dramatically increased their time spent on housework. 
B)  The gender gap has increased, with women spending more time and men spending less on housework. 
C)  In general, men and women now spend an equal amount of time on housework. 
D)  A narrowing of the gender gap is mostly due to reductions in the amount of time women spend on housework.

Question 5

Which of the following is correct about trends in eldercare in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Publicly funded organizations are positioned well to care for the aging population. 
B)  Men and women are equally likely to provide eldercare to aging family members. 
C)  The federal government's "Compassionate Care" benefits are accessible to all individuals caring for the elderly. 
D)  In general, the most common reason for providing care to an elderly family member is their aging and frailty.

Question 6

Which of the following best characterizes Arlene Kaplan Daniels's explanation for why early sociology of work studies mostly ignored household work and caregiving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caring and household work are often seen as lacking economic value. 
B)  Since paid work is more important to society than unpaid work, early sociology of work scholars focused on paid work first. 
C)  Early sociology of work scholars tended to ignore all work that women performed. 
D)  Caring and household work are not valid forms of work.

Exam 7: Household, Family, and Caring Work