Deck 10: Work and Family

Question 1

In comparing earnings for men and women, researchers have found that

A) male managers, but not female managers, perceive women as less promotable than men due to having greater work/family life conflict than men.
B) male managers, but not female managers, perceive women as poorer performers who fit their jobs less well.
C) male and female managers perceive women as less promotable than men due to having greater work/family life conflict than men.
D) differences in earnings and promotions do not reflect behaviors of men and women at work.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Elder care

A) is less of a problem now than in the past, due to assisted living and nursing home facilities.
B) is often combined with child care, creating the "sandwich generation" of care providers.
C) is more likely to be performed by working men than working women.
D) is of little consequence in today's workers' lives.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Research shows that pregnant women

A) are more likely to experience hostility when applying for feminine-type jobs compared to masculine-type jobs.
B) are equally likely to experience hostility when applying for feminine-type jobs and for masculine-type jobs
C) are more likely to take earlier leaves related to childbirth when their company has family-supportive policies.
D) are more likely to be committed to their organization when their organization has family-supportive policies.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following are important considerations for employers when developing schedules for single employees?

A) Only those who are married make use of flexible schedules and leaves.
B) Avoid asking single employees to perform duties that would not be expected of employees with family needs.
C) Even when given flexible scheduling choices, single employees have no greater willingness to provide extra help when needed.
D) It is best to have a standard work schedule for everyone since flexible schedules create management problems.

Question 5

Regarding relationships among society, organizations, and families,

A) social policies regarding parental leave affect individual families.
B) organizational actions, such as devaluing "women's jobs" do not impact the balance of power in marriages.
C) exclusions in the FMLA have almost no effect on relationships and distributions of care-giving in families.
D) such relationships (to the extent they exist) are impossible to observe and measure.

Question 6

Which of the following is not true of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?

A) Women who are pregnant must be allowed to continue working as long as they are able to perform their jobs.
B) Women who are temporarily unable to perform their jobs must be treated the same as any other employee with a temporary disability.
C) Co-pays for pregnancy must be the same as those provided for other medical conditions.
D) The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires employers to provide medical benefits for pregnancy and related conditions.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the family policies in the U.S. and some countries discussed in the text?

A) In the U.S., most states offer paid leave for family emergencies.
B) The FMLA provides up to 6 months of unpaid leave, while leave in Europe is limited to 3 months.
C) The FMLA covers all workers, while policies in Europe are limited to the highest wage earners.
D) Many countries other than the U.S. provide government subsidized or funded childcare for younger children, much like public schools do in the U.S for older children.

Question 8

In 2010 the Department of Labor changed some aspects of the FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) that include

A) clarifying the definition of son and daughter to mean a biological relationship.
B) clarifying the definition of son and daughter to mean a legal relationship.
C) broadening the description of who could be considered a son or daughter to include same-sex families with children.
D) restricting coverage of the law to federal government employees with management positions.

Question 9

About half of employees are not covered by the FMLA.

Question 10

Grandparents caring for their grandchildren experience work and family concerns that may be more difficult than those experienced by parents.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of grandparents caring for grandchildren?

A) Fewer grandparents are caring for grandchildren now than in 2000.
B) Grandparents usually have the same access to help from their employers as do parents.
C) Grandparents caring for grandchildren have access to "parental" assistance that is equal or very similar to the assistance parents typically receive.
D) Almost 40% of grandparents caring for grandchildren have been caring for them for more than 5 years.

Question 12

About what percentage of married couples consist of an employed husband and a wife who does not participate in the workforce?

A) About 30%.
B) About 25%.
C) About 19%.
D) Less than 10%.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?

A) Men's covered wives or partners are also provided protection under the act.
B) Nearly 50% of the cases filed with the EEOC under Pregnancy Discrimination Act were resolved with merit.
C) Since passage of the act, employers require all pregnant women to take leaves of absence rather than requiring some to take leave but not others.
D) The legislation prevents any discriminatory favoritism toward those who are pregnant.

Question 14

Research suggests that heterosexual mothers are viewed as being more competent than lesbian mothers.

Question 15

Which of the following has been found of people who take leaves of absence?

A) People who take leaves of absence are more likely to be promoted later, as many leaves of absence are educational in nature.
B) People who take leaves are less likely to be promoted and receive lower salary increases after taking a leave.
C) Those who take leaves of absence subsequently receive higher salary increases, due to perceptions they now have families for whom to provide.
D) Leaves of absence are taken only by men since women cannot afford to stop working when they have children.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the relationships between sex, marital status, and children discussed in the text?

A) Married men are less likely to be promoted than single men.
B) Married women are more likely to be promoted than single women.
C) Having pre-school aged children is associated with higher rates of promotion for men.
D) Having pre-school aged children is associated with higher rates of promotion for women.

Question 17

Flexible scheduling

A) is more likely to be available to women than men.
B) is associated with lower turnover.
C) increases stress in dealing with work and family issues.
D) is available to the majority of workers in the U.S.

Question 18

On average, working mothers experience an 11% wage penalty per child.

Question 19

Compared with women with less education, women with higher education are more likely to be in the workforce even if they have very young children.

Question 20

Compared with women, men are more likely to have access to flexible schedules.

Question 21

Women working full-time are nearly two times more likely as men working full-time to be primary care givers to elderly relatives.

Question 22

The FMLA has few obvious inadequacies.

Question 23

Men who become fathers increase their time at work.

Question 24

While nearly 90% of men usually work full time, 60% of women usually work full time.

Question 25

Nearly 25% of all grandparents care for their grandchildren for at least 6 months.

Question 26

Never married, childless women have higher rates of promotion than any other group.

Question 27

When considering the need to take unpaid family leave for a heterosexual couple, gender differences in earnings may result in the woman taking the leave.

Question 28

More households are headed by single women than there are married couple families with an employed husband and an unemployed wife.

Question 29

Research results suggest that pregnant women who work for family-supportive organizations plan to return to work sooner after childbirth and are more committed to their organizations.

Question 30

Part-time work is associated with fewer job rewards and shorter career ladders.

Question 31

The proportion of the family income contributed by wives is directly related to the amount of housework performed by husbands.