Question 1

In most dual-career families, the woman still retains the majority of the responsibility for child care and household tasks.

Accepted Answer

Despite progress in gender equality, studies show that women in dual-career families still bear the largest burden of child care and household tasks. This is often referred to as the "second shift" or "mental load" and can create significant stress and burnout for women.

Question 2

The entry of women into careers, rather than full-time homemaking roles, began for the first time in U. S. history as the result of World War II.

Accepted Answer

According to the text, women have historically worked outside the home. For example, in the early 1800s, it was typical for women and men to work together in a family business or on a farm.

Question 3

Generally speaking, women who work are physically and psychologically healthier than women who don't work.

Accepted Answer

Studies and research have shown that women who work have better physical and mental health outcomes compared to those who do not work. Working women tend to have a sense of purpose, financial independence, social connections, and opportunities for personal growth, which contribute to their overall well-being.

Question 4

It has been suggested that one of the most successful strategies of management development is to discontinue formal mentoring programs for women and allow women to choose their own mentors, inside or outside of the company.

Accepted Answer

It has been suggested that one of the most successful strategies of management development is to develop formal, company-based systems for mentoring programs for women.

Question 5

The greatest change in recent years regarding women and work is that Black women are coming into the labor force in much greater numbers than in previous decades.

Accepted Answer

The largest shift is that White women are entering the labor force in greater numbers. Black and Hispanic women have always had a high labor force participation rate, and this has not changed much in recent decades.

Question 6

Research suggests that women in managerial and professional positions are less willing to take risks than are their male counterparts.

Accepted Answer

Although this statement represents a commonly held stereotype, this belief is a myth. Women managers are about equally likely to take risks as are men managers.

Question 7

The biggest problem associated with the government's current public assistance program for parents and children is that it perpetuates a "culture of generational poverty."

Accepted Answer

The aim of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was to break the culture of poverty by helping welfare mothers become independent, self-sufficient workers. Its biggest problems include the lack of affordable child care and the low-income jobs at which most women in the program work. Thus, women are working, but they do not make enough money to pay for child care and support their families.

Question 8

Single fathers tend to respond in the same ways as single mothers to the challenges of being a single parent.

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that single fathers face many of the same challenges and responsibilities as single mothers, such as balancing work and parenting, managing finances, and providing emotional support for children.

Question 9

Women and members of some minority groups are underrepresented in most lower-paying jobs, and overrepresented in most higher-paying jobs.

Accepted Answer

Women and members of disadvantaged minority groups are underrepresented in most higher-paying jobs and are overrepresented in most lower-paying jobs.
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Question 10

According to Holland's theory of careers, a good way of selecting a career is to match the worker's personality characteristics to the demands of the career.

Accepted Answer

Holland's theory of careers suggests that individuals are more likely to be satisfied and successful in careers that align with their personality characteristics. This is based on the idea that there are six basic personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. Each type is suited to certain types of jobs that match their skills, interests, and values. Therefore, matching your personality to the demands of a career can be a useful way to determine a good career fit.

Question 11

The field that focuses on helping individuals identify jobs that would be a good match to their talents and interested is called occupational therapy.

Accepted Answer

This field is called career counseling.

Question 12

According to Havighurst's view of career development, children begin their occupational cycle as early as age 5, when they begin to identify with a worker who performs a job that interests them.

Accepted Answer

Havighurst's theory identifies the beginning of the occupational cycle in childhood, particularly around age 5, where children begin to develop interests in certain occupations and identify with workers who perform those jobs.

Question 13

In 1950, only about 10% of women were in the labor force; today that percentage is about 60%.

Accepted Answer

In 1950, about one-third (33%) of women were in the labor force; today about 3 in 5 (60%) women work.

Quiz 13: Young Adulthood: Personality and Sociocultural Development