Deck 22: Brittany Shahmehri, More Than Welcome: Families Come First in Sweden

Question 1

In Sweden, it is up to individual families to create balance between work and family life.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The office of the Equal Opportunity Ombudsman JämO) is charged with:

A) assisting employees who believe their employer has violated the principle of employers' obligation to help employees combine parenthood and work.
B) changing the attitude of employers regarding men's rights and responsibilities as fathers.
C) making sure that all families have equal access to high quality preschools for their young children.
D) a and b above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Describe the roles of individual families, government, and employers in creating balance between work and family life.

Answer 3

not answered

Question 4

The minimal standard adopted by the Swedish government to assure that all children are cherished and respected is:

A) access to free high-quality medical and dental care for children.
B) low rates of infant and child mortality.
C) the entitlement of children to be home with his or her parents for the first year of life.
D) a and b above

Question 5

Parents in Sweden can share up to 450 days of parental leave.

Question 6

has one of the most generous parental leave policies in the world.

A) Switzerland
B) Sweden
C) The U.S.
D) Canada

Question 7

Describe how parental leave time allotted for parents serves to shift social expectations regarding gender roles.

Question 8

In Sweden, the vast majority of women have careers.

Question 9

Explain how children benefit from supportive family policies.

Question 10

Swedish parental leave benefits must be taken full-time until they are used up.

Question 11

Fees for Swedish preschools vary according to family income.

Question 12

Children benefit from family policy through:

A) improved pediatric health.
B) lowered rates of child and infant mortality.
C) illegality of corporal punishment.
D) all of the above

Question 13

The need for a stronger family policy became evident when:

A) health care professionals agreed that breastfeeding is healthier than formula for infants.
B) rates of poverty among children began to exceed those of other age groups.
C) parents began to demand parental leave and other family-friendly policies.
D) women began to enter the workforce in the late 1960s.