Deck 9: Work and Family Life

Question 1

The Holts represent ________ of dual-income couples.

A) a small minority
B) all
C) a vast majority
D) about half

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Reasons professional women opt-out are:

A) multilayered
B) complex
C) counter to common view
D) All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

In the Holts' story, Nancy said that she did about 90 percent of the child care and Evan said she did about _____ percent of the child care.

A) 10
B) 50
C) 25
D) 70

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Evan claimed that Nancy did _____ percent of the housework while Nancy said that she did about 80 percent.

A) 60
B) 10
C) 30
D) 20

Question 5

Their child, Joey and a neighbor agreed that _______ did the majority of both the housework and the childcare.

A) Evan
B) Nancy
C) Joey
D) nobody

Question 6

Though some women like Nancy Holt may wish for the man to share more work at home, other goals - like keeping the peace - come first.

Question 7

Many women "opt out" of their careers as a result of tensions between family and workplace.

Question 8

The upstairs-downstairs solution to family and household tasks means

A) the wife cleans only the rooms upstairs.
B) the husband cleans only the garage.
C) the husband cleans all rooms downstairs.
D) the husband does no housework at all.

Question 9

Women associate choice with privilege, feminism, and personal agency.

Question 10

Despite articles proclaiming a trend of women going home, among white, college-educated women 30-54 years old, fully ____ percent are now in the workforce.

A) 52%
B) 35%
C) 84%
D) 76%

Question 11

Women who "opt-out" tend to be all the following EXCEPT:

A) highly educated
B) affluent
C) mostly black
D) married with children

Question 12

The phenomena of "opting-out" gets its name from a 2003 article in the New York Times by Lisa Belkin titled:

A) "The Opt-Out Revolution"
B) "Choosing to Opt-Out"
C) "Opting-out: An American Revolution"
D) "Motherhood Pulls: Opting Out"

Question 13

The ideology of intensive mothering is a cultural imperative for mothers to expend a tremendous amount of time, energy, and money in raising their children.

Question 14

What is the upstairs-downstairs myth?

Question 15

Husbands are often afraid to share in housework because they fear they will lose their independence.

Question 16

Why do you think husbands, like Evan, are so reluctant to work the second shift?

Question 17

Nancy and Evan Holt found themselves on the same side of the gender revolution occurring all around them.

Question 18

An example of a workplace practice that supports a woman's desire to balance career and family is:

A) structured work schedule
B) job-sharing
C) offers to raise salary
D) full time employment

Question 19

The upstairs-downstairs housework sharing solution for the Holts resulted in a lateral half and half division of labor based on a natural division of their home.

Question 20

Married men with children typically have more leisure time than do married women with children.

Question 21

Working class parents are more likely to struggle with work-family conflict due to limited access to high quality, reliable childcare.

Question 22

discuss the concept of "new traditionalists" as it relates to women who leave work for family reasons.

Question 23

According to Joan C. Williams, what percentage of American families are caring for a child with special needs?

A) 10
B) 5
C) 30
D) 20

Question 24

Diane is thinking about starting a family. She is well educated, has a high paying job, and a supportive husband. What are the obstacles Diane is likely to face if she decides to have children?

Question 25

FMLA was designed to protect workers from job loss when they take time off to care for family members. Discuss the benefits and limitations of FMLA.

Question 26

Describe "the choice gap" and how this impacts women in today's families.

Question 27

Discuss the ways in which mandatory overtime contributes to work-family conflicts for working class American families.

Question 28

Which statement is true about the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?

A) It covers all employees in the United States.
B) It grants leave only for the care of children.
C) Only a small proportion of workers in the private sector are covered.
D) The majority of American workers are covered.

Question 29

Working class families tend to patch together a "crazy quilt" of family-delivered care.

Question 30

One study found that ____ percent of working class employees cannot take time off to care for sick family members.

A) 53
B) 15
C) 22
D) 45

Question 31

Grandparents may also face workplace disciplinary action or job loss when giving priority to their family care responsibilities.

Question 32

Describe the challenges faced by working class Americans in dealing with work-family conflicts.

Question 33

Husbands tended to offer emotional support but little practical support to wives struggling with career and family.

Question 34

Because of the demands of their jobs, only professional-managerial women are affected by work-family conflict.

Question 35

A majority of work places offer job sharing and other flexible approaches to work in order to support the work-family balance.

Question 36

Only ____ percent of all employed mothers have paid maternity leave.

A) 20
B) 25
C) 10
D) 30

Question 37

Of the following occupations, which worker is most vulnerable to job loss as a result of needing to miss work to care for a sick child and no back-up care available?

A) factory workers
B) college professors
C) journalists
D) lawyers

Question 38

Tag-teaming is a family strategy which eliminates disciplinary action when one parent takes off work to take care of a sick child.