Deck 46: Great Expectations Working- and Middle-Class Cohabitors Expected and Actual Divisions of Housework

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of Komter's dimensions of power?

A) manifest power
B) discernable power
C) invisible power
D) latent power

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In Miller and Carlson's study, which group of men expected to share a higher portion of the housework?

A) upper-class men
B) unemployed men
C) working-class men
D) middle-class men

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Explain the three factors identified that may explain why working-class women in Miller and Carlson's sample had such a hard time getting household chores divided they ways they wanted.

Answer 3

Varies. May include the following:
-less assertive communication methods
-working-class men tended to argue that housework was too difficult or not their responsibility
-working-class women may be particularly strongly affected by conventional gender norms, especially regarding male privilege.

Question 4

Compared to married men, married women tend to do ______ of housework and ______ of paid labor.

A) more hours; more hours
B) less hours; the same amount
C) more hours; the same amount
D) less hours; more hours

Question 5

What does the language that characterizes men as "helping" with household chores indicate?

A) an underlying expectation that the chores are still primarily the woman's responsibility
B) the man is a feminist with egalitarian expectation
C) a suggestion that men should do their part in domestic labor
D) an underlying expectation that men are not capable of simple household chores

Question 6

Why were middle-class/ college-educated women more satisfied with their share of the housework than their working-class counterparts? Does the division of labor seem fair

Question 7

What age group was Miller and Carlson's sample?

A) 18-36
B) 26-49
C) 36-49
D) 50+

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a result of Miller and Carlson's study?

A) Middle-class women were much more assertive and forthright in setting limits and expectations than working-class women.
B) Working-class men employed rationalization to explain why they could not or did not participate in more household chores.
C) Working-class women were more dissatisfied with the actual share of housework, perhaps because it not meet their expectations of shared housework.
D) Middle-class men reported doing fewer household chores when they lived alone than when they moved in with their partners.

Question 9

Compared to 56% of respondents who reported that the female partner was responsible for the majority of the housework, what percentage of respondents reported that the housework was shared equally between men and women?

A) less than 10%
B) 10%
C) less than 33%
D) 40%

Question 10

Which of Komter's dimensions of power refers to traditional gender arrangements that are not challenged because they seem natural, inevitable and unavoidable?

A) manifest power
B) invisible power
C) latent power
D) None of Komter's dimensions refer to this arrangement.