Deck 3: The Management Process

Question 1

Isabella Beeton's Book of Household Management presents all the following Principles of Good Management EXCEPT ______.

A) set an example and provide clear guidance to staff
B) control finances carefully
C) apply scientific principles
D) strive for order and method in management

Answer 1

apply scientific principles

Question 2

Ellen Richards influenced family resource management by the study of ______.

A) sanitation, nutrition, and health
B) efficiency
C) economics
D) organization and production

Answer 2

sanitation, nutrition, and health

Question 3

Frederick Taylor influenced family resource management by the study of ______.

A) sanitation, nutrition, and health
B) efficiency
C) economics
D) organization and production

Answer 3

efficiency

Question 4

According to Vickers, the first era of household production and consumption patterns was a focus on ______.

A) invention and production of goods and services
B) how the family or business unit operates within a greater system
C) interconnection among family, home, and society
D) changing roles of men and women

Question 5

According to Vickers, the second era of household production and consumption patterns was a focus on ______.

A) invention and production of goods and services
B) how the family or business unit operates within a greater system
C) interconnection among family, home, and society
D) changing roles of men and women

Question 6

According to Vickers, the third era of household production and consumption patterns was a focus on ______.

A) invention and production of goods and services
B) how the family or business unit operates within a greater system
C) interconnection among family, home, and society
D) changing roles of men and women

Question 7

According to Vickers, the fourth era of household production and consumption patterns was a focus on ______.

A) invention and production of goods and services
B) how the family or business unit operates within a greater system
C) interconnection among family, home, and society
D) changing roles of men and women

Question 8

One reason why business management and family resource management are connected is because they both have concern for ______.

A) empowerment
B) government programs
C) power of the dollar
D) sustainability

Question 9

One of the most important challenges for both business and family in the future will be ______.

A) history
B) technology
C) economics
D) quality control

Question 10

Paolucci, Hall, and Axinn describe the family in terms of inputs and outputs with a central concept that puts the focus of the family as a(n) ______.

A) energy-driven organization
B) economic organization
C) decision-making organization
D) social system

Question 11

The purpose of Avery and Stafford's scheduling congruity theory of family resource management is to ______.

A) ignite more research on families
B) explain and predict family resource allocation behavior
C) show the need for families to make decisions
D) explain inputs and outputs of energy driven organization

Question 12

According to the text, a general belief in American culture is that time is ______.

A) an expenditure
B) flexible
C) a commodity
D) sufficient

Question 13

The average age of women giving birth in the United States has ______.

A) dramatically declined
B) gradually declined
C) dramatically increased
D) gradually increased

Question 14

Lamanna and Riedman suggest three emerging options for childbearing that include all EXCEPT ______.

A) adoption
B) remaining child-free
C) postponing parenthood
D) having only one child

Question 15

The number of working women who have children between the ages of 6 and 17 is approximately ______.

A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 90%

Question 16

Lost possibilities for mothers who leave their careers to care for their young children are known as ______.

A) family dynamics
B) middle-class families
C) direct costs
D) opportunity costs

Question 17

Families manage money by transferring income into ______.

A) expandable forms
B) flexible forms
C) cash
D) opportunity costs

Question 18

Individuals and families operating at and below the poverty line manage finances in the following ways EXCEPT ______.

A) rely on cash more than a bank account
B) save for retirement
C) saving money is a low priority
D) share their money with family and friends

Question 19

Middle-class families manage their finances in the following ways EXCEPT ______.

A) focus on short-term savings
B) actively manage their monthly cash flow
C) share their money with family and friends
D) save for retirement usually through their employer

Question 20

Management is an on-going process of matching resources and needs.

Question 21

Ellen Richards published her beliefs about management as a science in The Principles of Scientific Management.

Question 22

Era two of household production and consumption was influenced by World War II and the Great Depression.

Question 23

During era three of household production and consumption, the focus shifted to better serve the changing social scripts of men and women.

Question 24

During era four of household production and consumption, home economics moved toward closer alignment with vocational education to form the vocational framework.

Question 25

Business management and family resource management have not had any connection throughout history.

Question 26

Technology has had a profound effect on both business management and family management.

Question 27

Most businesses do not recognize their employees' family obligations and view the two as mutually exclusive.

Question 28

Although both the family and business have common areas of interest such as job flexibility and childcare, research has been conducted independently from each other.

Question 29

Paolucci, Hall, and Axinn based their discussion of the family around the central concept that the family is "an energy driven organization."

Question 30

After the 20th century, economics was no longer of interest within the study of families.

Question 31

The intent of the scheduling congruity theory of family resource management was to help families organize their time.

Question 32

Contemporary studies of family resource management focus on new, groundbreaking theories.

Question 33

A common theme from past theory and approaches to family resource management focuses on decision-making.

Question 34

Although not all cultures believe that time is manageable, the general belief in American culture is that time is a commodity.

Question 35

Never before in history does a woman have less control over childbearing decisions than in the 21st century.

Question 36

Most people today are choosing not to parent.

Question 37

Because most parents today are working, there is little need for family resource management.

Question 38

The transformation of income into expendable forms is a management procedure.

Question 39

Research shows that there are no differences between the financial management of the lower class and middle class.

Question 40

Explain the origin of the profession of management.

Question 41

Why was management important following the Civil War?

Question 42

What are the three principles of good management presented in Beeton's Book of Household Management?

Question 43

List the four key managerial concepts proposed by Henry Fayol.

Question 44

What are the main differences between the work of Ellen Richards and Frederick Taylor in the application of science to management?

Question 45

What is the focus of management during era one of household production and consumption patterns as delineated by Vickers?

Question 46

What influence did World War II and the Great Depression have on era two of Vickers's four eras of household production and consumption patterns?

Question 47

What social changes caused the beginning of era three of Vickers' household production and consumption patterns?

Question 48

What was the response to the threat to eliminate home economics programs during era four of household production and consumption?

Question 49

What was the purpose of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984?

Question 50

Why did the principles of Japanese business become a popular management technique during era four of household production and consumption?

Question 51

How does technology effect both business management and family management?

Question 52

Give an example of a research topic that both business management and family resource management may find useful.

Question 53

Why has economics become more important to family resource management in recent years?

Question 54

What was the intent of the scheduling congruity theory of family resource management?

Question 55

Identify the five steps of the decision-making process.

Question 56

What are the three emerging options for childbearing today?

Question 57

What are the advantages for employers when they offer flextime and job sharing for working parents?

Question 58

What are opportunity costs associated with working parents?

Question 59

Outline the four eras of household production and consumption. What events brought about the transitions to each era?

Question 60

Discuss the importance of understanding the historical connection of business management and family resource management.

Question 61

Explain the roles of economic theory throughout the history of family resource management. How has it changed in importance over time?

Question 62

Explain the changes that have occurred in childbearing since the turn of the 20th century. How do childbearing decisions affect family resource management?

Question 63

Discuss the differences in management styles between lower-class and middle-class families according to Payne.