Question 1

Approximately one-quarter of the respondents indicated their husbands played a role in their decision to quit working and stay at home. Describe some of the reasons mentioned for their husbands' input.

Accepted Answer

Varies. May include the following:&#10;-traditional family roles, husbands' work and travel schedules, income, wives' education, husbands' lack of support

Question 2

The study participants had all been formerly employed in professional or managerial jobs. In which of the following professions were none of the women employed?&#10;A) education&#10;B) medicine&#10;C) law&#10;D) aeronautics

Accepted Answer

The passage does not mention any of the women being employed in aeronautics.

Question 3

Several reasons were cited under Work-Related Factors in the Decision to Quit. Select three of them and discuss why you think these had the most impact in the women's decision to stay at home with their children.

Accepted Answer

Varies. May include the following:&#10;-workplace inflexibility, mommy tracking and the maternal wall, economic restructuring, speedup and disruption, changes in corporate culture or manager turnover.

Question 4

Which of the following reasons did not factor into women's decisions to leave the workforce?&#10;A) the pull of younger children&#10;B) the emotional pull of younger children&#10;C) financial obligations&#10;D) time and pleasure

Accepted Answer

Financial obligations were a factor that pushed women to enter the workforce, not to leave it.

Question 5

Which of the following themes was NOT identified by the researchers as the participants' reason to quit work and stay home?&#10;A) work&#10;B) children&#10;C) husbands&#10;D) personal beliefs

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following themes was NOT...

Question 6

What percentage of participants always intended to stay at home once they had children?&#10;A) 9%&#10;B) 16%&#10;C) 57%&#10;D) 11%

Accepted Answer

The answer of What percentage of participants always intended to...

Question 7

According to Stone and Lovejoy, what type of person tends to be most funded by venture capitalists?&#10;A) 35-year-old expectant mothers&#10;B) elderly grandparents&#10;C) 20-year-old Dorito-loving basement dwellers&#10;D) minor children

Accepted Answer

Stone and Lovejoy suggest that venture capitalists tend to fund younger entrepreneurs, particularly those in their 20s, who are perceived as having high potential for growth and innovation. The reference to "Dorito-loving basement dwellers" is likely intended as a humorous stereotype of young entrepreneurs who are dedicated to their work and may not have a traditional job or social life. Therefore, option C is the most accurate reflection of the findings.

Question 8

Select the appropriate word to complete the sentence: "... the more profound impact of a husband's absence from the home was experienced by women in terms of his inability to assist with the ______ labor of parenting."

A) emotional
B) financial
C) demanding
D) physical

Accepted Answer

The correct word is "emotional" because the sentence contextually implies a deeper, non-physical aspect of parenting that a husband's absence affects, which aligns with the emotional labor involved in parenting.

Question 9

How many people participated in Stone and Lovejoy's study?&#10;A) 43&#10;B) 17&#10;C) 590&#10;D) 100

Accepted Answer

The answer of How many people participated in Stone and...

Question 10

Women who have been mommy-tracked describe the experience as ______.&#10;A) empowering&#10;B) shaming&#10;C) helpful&#10;D) a fast-track to promotion

Accepted Answer

Women who have been mommy-tracked feel that their careers have been limited or held back because of their roles as mothers. This can result in feelings of shame or frustration. Empowerment, helpfulness, and fast-track promotion are not commonly associated with the mommy-tracking experience.

Deck 44: Fast-Track Women and the Choice to Stay Home