Deck 9: Work Inside and Outside the Home

Question 1

Arlie Hochschild's notion of the "second shift" reflects the 70-30 split in terms of household labor.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Scholars call jobs performed by gays and lesbians "pink collar" jobs.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Cross-national comparisons about the gender division of household labor show Russian men doing the most hours of housework per week.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Occupational segregation by gender implies the same concept as vertical segregation.

Question 5

Although women do more household labor than men, the latter seem to be better than women at multitasking.

Question 6

In 2014 women made up about four fifths of the graduating class of physicians.

Question 7

Female attorneys tend to be in different specialties from male colleagues, which is an example of vertical segregation.

Question 8

Affirmative action policies are initiated to increase the numbers of people in certain occupations from a similarly qualified pool.

Question 9

The kind of sexual harassment where sexual favors are required for employment or promotion is an example of hostile work environment.

Question 10

Comparable worth legislation is designed to help provide employment opportunities to help women transition off welfare.

Question 11

Only 10% of working women are employed in precision production, craft and repair occupations.

Question 12

Although there are numerous administrative regulations, currently there is no time limit on Title VII violation claims.

Question 13

Women do 2/3 of the world's work but receive only 5% of the world's income.

Question 14

The Family and Medical Leave Act protects workers by making provisions for protection of employment and paid leave as a result of caring for a sick family member, and/or the birth or adoption of a child.

Question 15

The Age Discrimination Act is specifically set up to in order to protect individuals who are 65 years of age and older.

Question 16

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1965.

Question 17

Although top U.S. CEOs make a lot of money, their compensation tends to be slightly lower than comparable European CEOs.

Question 18

45 states in the U.S. prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex and gender identity in the employment sector.

Question 19

New York has a Domestic Bill of Rights that gives nannies, housekeepers, and household cooks the same protections as other workers.

Question 20

Oberlin Collegial Institute, the first women's college in the U.S., was founded in

A) 1833
B) 1854
C) 1904
D) 1923

Question 21

The "cult of true womanhood" included prescriptions for femininity that included

A) Piety
B) Domesticity
C) Purity
D) Both (a) and b)
E) Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 22

An important legislative gain concerning women's employment passed in 1963 was

A) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
B) The Equal Right's Amendment
C) The Equal Pay Act
D) Roe v. Wade

Question 23

The 1993 Supreme Court ruling on sexual harassment said

A) Sexual harassment was illegal and women had rights to sue
B) Women could sue for damages from employers
C) Women did not have to prove they suffered harm
D) Greater penalties should be given for sexual harassment

Question 24

One average, women generally earn approximately what percentage of men's median salaries?

A) 65%
B) 68%
C) 70%
D) 85%

Question 25

Latinas earn approximately what percentage of white men's median salaries?

A) 62%
B) 59%
C) 64%
D) 72%

Question 26

What percentage of Fortune 500 companies have women presidents or CEOs?

A) 12
B) 5
C) 25
D) 30

Question 27

A woman is offered a prestigious job in a failing corporation. This is an example of

A) Glass ceiling
B) Glass precipice
C) Glass escalator
D) All of the above

Question 28

When males in the family perform masculine tasks and women perform feminine tasks, this is an example of

A) Gendered division of labor
B) Androgynous division of labor
C) Sexualized division of labor
D) Both (a) and (b)
E) Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 29

Capitalism is an economic system where ____________ is created from the labor of workers. Fill in the blank by marking the correct choice below.

A) Investment surplus
B) Equity value
C) Accumulation surplus
D) Surplus value

Question 30

Several features stand out in terms of the changing nature of the U.S. economy. These include

A) New technologies
B) Increased service sector work
C) Increased benefits to workers
D) Both (a) and (b)
E) Both (a) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 31

Reading "A Brief History of Working Women" Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter
-The social codes of early America excluded women from much paid labor.

Question 32

Reading "A Brief History of Working Women" Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter
-By 1900 about 1 in 5 females aged 10 years and over was a paid employee.

Question 33

Reading "A Brief History of Working Women" Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter
-The rise of industrialization helped integrate work and family.

Question 34

Reading "A Brief History of Working Women" Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter
-The increase in women workers as a result of World War I produced important lasting changes for women's labor force participation.

Question 35

Reading "A Brief History of Working Women" Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter
-What was the name of the former slave and abolitionist activist who declared "ain't I a woman?"

A) Sojourner Truth
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Fannie Lou Hamer
D) Angela Davis

Question 36

Reading "A Brief History of Working Women" Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter
-Who coined the term "the feminine mystique" and used it for the title of her book?

A) Simone de Beauvoir
B) Gloria Steinem
C) Audre Lorde
D) Betty Friedan

Question 37

Reading "A Brief History of Working Women" Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter
-What kind of work was the province of African American women in the early twentieth century?

A) Factory
B) Clerical
C) Domestic
D) Sales and retail

Question 38

Reading "A Brief History of Working Women" Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter
-Generally, Native American women in preindustrial society tended to

A) Hunt
B) Engage in agricultural labor
C) Focus primarily on raising children
D) Engage in primarily domestic tasks

Question 39

Reading "A Brief History of Working Women" Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter
-What was the important change after World War II in terms of women's patterns of labor force participation?

A) Increase in number of women of color working in white collar work
B) Increase in numbers of women working past retirement age
C) Increase in numbers of married women working outside the home
D) Both (a) and (b)
E) Both (b) and (c)
F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 40

Reading "Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking" Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, Hannah Britton
-In "Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking," Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton argue that pro-sex work and anti-human trafficking ideologies are incompatible.

Question 41

Reading "Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking" Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, Hannah Britton
-In "Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking," Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton report that approximately 340,000 people were deported from the U.S. between 2009 and 2014.

Question 42

Reading "Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking" Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, Hannah Britton
-Pro-sex work activists argue for the decriminalization of sex work (Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton/"Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking").

Question 43

Reading "Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking" Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, Hannah Britton
-Some anti-trafficking activists argue that some people who are trafficked are deserving of help while others are not (Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton/"Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking").

Question 44

Reading "Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking" Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, Hannah Britton
-In "Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking," Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton use the term "carceral," which means which of the following?

A) Relating to prostitution
B) Relating to carcinogens
C) Relating to people who pay for sex
D) Relating to jail or prison

Question 45

Reading "Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking" Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, Hannah Britton
-In "Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking," Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton note that their collaboration is unusual for which of the following reasons?

A) Their research projects exist on opposite sides of the sex work/trafficking binary
B) They disagree about the topic so vehemently that they can barely speak to each other
C) They are all anti-sex work and anti-trafficking
D) They are all pro-sex work and pro-trafficking

Question 46

Reading "Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking" Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, Hannah Britton
-In "Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking," Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton note that their research subjects all share which of the following?

A) Desire to quit sex work
B) Pleasure in their work
C) Fear of incarceration
D) Anger towards police

Question 47

Reading "Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?" Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi
-According to Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi, Iceland is predicted to be the first country to close the gender gap in the next 11 years ("Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?").

Question 48

Reading "Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?" Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi
-Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi define gender gap as "the relative position of men and women in economies across the globe" ("Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?").

Question 49

Reading "Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?" Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi
-Countries that have closed the gender gap have relied on individual businesses to address solutions rather than legislating changes that support women worker (Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi/"Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?").

Question 50

Reading "Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?" Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi
-According to Figure 59A on page 510, which of the following is true? (Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi/"Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?")

A) At the current rate of progress, Sweden will close its gender gap in 15 years
B) Switzerland currently has a wide gender gap
C) Finland's gender gap is closing slowly
D) At the current rate of progress, Germany will close its gender gap in 80 years
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 51

Reading "Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?" Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi
-According to Figure 59C on page 511, industries have used which of the following strategies to achieve gender parity? (Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi/"Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap-And How?")

A) Argue for fairness and equality
B) Expand talent pool
C) Enhance innovation
D) Reflect gender of customer base
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 52

Reading "This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today" Anna Swartz
-Anna Swartz ("This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today") notes that more than half of all states in the U.S. do not have protections for workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Question 53

Reading "This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today" Anna Swartz
-Anna Swartz ("This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today") reports that 1 in 10 LQBTQ workers reported that they have experienced workplace discrimination in the last five years.

Question 54

Reading "This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today" Anna Swartz
-Anna Swartz ("This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today") reports that LQBTQ workers have the same rate of unemployment as the overall population.

Question 55

Reading "This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today" Anna Swartz
-According to Anna Swartz ("This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today") there is not currently a wage gap for

A) Straight men
B) Bisexual men
C) Lesbians
D) Bisexual women
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 56

Reading "This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today" Anna Swartz
-In "This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today," Anna Swartz note that the "hidden financial costs" are greatest for which of the following groups?

A) Lesbians
B) Gay men
C) Transgender people
D) Bisexual women

Question 57

Reading "'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?" Rose Hackman
-College students often expect a level of emotional support from female professors that they do not expect from male professors (Rose Hackman/"'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?").

Question 58

Reading "'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?" Rose Hackman
-In the U.S., the federal tipped minimum wage is $12.13 per hour (Rose Hackman/"'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?").

Question 59

Reading "'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?" Rose Hackman
-At least two thirds of low-wage workers are female (Rose Hackman/"'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?").

Question 60

Reading "'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?" Rose Hackman
-According to Rose Hackman ("'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?"), Arlie Hochschild introduced the concept of emotional labor in her book

A) The Second Shift
B) The Managed Heart
C) The Time Bind
D) The Outsourced Self

Question 61

Reading "'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?" Rose Hackman
-According to Rose Hackman ("'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?"), in a workplace setting, emotional labor can be defined as women being expected to do which of the following?

A) Volunteer to make coffee for her male colleagues
B) Manipulate her feelings to satisfy the requirements of her job
C) Foster harmony among colleagues
D) Modulate her feelings to make other people feel comfortable
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 62

Reading "'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?" Rose Hackman
-According to Rose Hackman ("'Women Are Just Better at This Stuff': Is Emotional Labor Feminism's New Frontier?"), in a home setting, emotional labor can be defined as women being expected to do which of the following?

A) Plan meals
B) Fake orgasms
C) Plan birth control
D) Remember birthdays
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 63

Reading "The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today" Charlotte Higgins
-In "The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today," Charlotte Higgins argues that the term "patriarchy" has seen a recent resurgence in the U.S. but not in other countries around the world.

Question 64

Reading "The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today" Charlotte Higgins
-Activists on the right have claimed the term "patriarchy" to argue that gender ranking is ordained by God or biology.

Question 65

Reading "The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today" Charlotte Higgins
-Which of the following is not true of patriarchy, according to Charlotte Higgins in "The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today"?

A) The term literally means "rule of the father"
B) Scholars have long debated its extent and force
C) Conveys a societal structure of male domination that operates at the expense of women
D) Seems natural or inevitable
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above are true of patriarchy

Question 66

Reading "The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today" Charlotte Higgins
-Gendered power seems elusive for which of the following reasons? (Charlotte Higgins/"The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today")

A) It is multilayered
B) It operates at levels of home and state
C) It is not multilayered
D) It is simple
E) Both (a) and (b)
F) Both (c) and (d)
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

Question 67

Reading "The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today" Charlotte Higgins
-Which of the following is not one of the six areas of patriarchal oppression from Sylvia Walby's Theorizing Patriarchy? Charlotte Higgins/"The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today")

A) Women's unpaid domestic labor
B) Women's unpaid sexual labor
C) Women's underrepresentation at the state level
D) Pervasiveness of men's violence against women