Deck 11: Families and the Work They Do

Question 1

Green believes that children are better off when a parent stays home to focus on the family.Which of the following characteristics would most likely describe Dr.Green?

A)Male,White,and some College
B)Male,Hispanic,and high school or less
C)Female,Black,and high school or less
D)Female,White,and college grad

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How can one distinguish the Time Availability Perspective from the Relative Resources Perspective?

A)The Time Availability Perspective is based on exchange theory and the Relative Resources Perspective is based on the Functionalist Perspective.
B)Gender is an issue in the Relative Resources Perspective,but not in the Time Resources Perspective.
C)Power is an issue in the Relative Resources Perspective,but not in the Time Availability Perspective.
D)The Time Availability Perspective is based on the Symbolic Interactionist Perspective and the Relative Resources Perspective is not.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Rosa had a bad day at work and came home in a bad mood.This ________ can affect her family.

A)strain
B)conflict
C)overload
D)spillover

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Work and family are

A)based on whether the parents want kids or a career.
B)having no commonality.
C)directly interrelated.
D)based on the economy.

Question 5

How did labor in the United States change after passage of the first state child labor law in Massachusetts in 1836?

A)Child labor increased until the early 1900s when new federal laws were passed.
B)Child labor decreased because of laws that limited the number of hours children could work.
C)Child labor was eliminated so that children could attend school and adults could find jobs.
D)Child labor increased because children were cheap and less likely to strike because they were orphans.

Question 6

The ACA

A)is a jobs training program to help those workers that are sometimes referred to as "the disposable workforce.
B)was developed under President Roosevelt.
C)abolished the fee-for-service health care system.
D)was modeled after a Republican-led plan in Massachusetts.

Question 7

Research has noted that parents spend as much time or even more time with children than they did in the past.Then why do parents report that they aren't involved enough?

A)Expectations for parenting have changed.
B)Parents are more involved with girls than with boys and feel guilty about the difference.
C)A growing number of mothers report that they would prefer to work full-time.
D)Only White families report that they are not doing enough,and they skewed the research results.

Question 8

In the 19th century,women's role was redefined as

A)educated professional in the workforce.
B)domestic laborer in paid employment.
C)caregiver to husband and children.
D)caregiver to aging parents.

Question 9

Which statement is TRUE regarding the changing occupational structure?

A)The number of manufacturing jobs has increased over the past two decades.
B)Outsourcing jobs to China cost almost 1.6 million jobs since 2001.
C)Some families are still pulling themselves out of the consequences of the recession.
D)The widespread use of personal computers began in about 1950 in response to WWII.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about household labor and childcare is TRUE?

A)Men spend about half the time on household chores per day as do women.
B)Men's housework is more likely to be routine than is the housework performed by women.
C)Men may not do as much childcare as women do,but they do more housework than women.
D)Men may not do as much housework as women do,but they do more childcare than women.

Question 11

Unemployment rates hit a high of 9.8 percent in _________,and a low of 3.7% in _________.

A)2010; 2018
B)2007; 2016
C)2008; 2015
D)2013; 2018

Question 12

Lorinda works as a cashier in a store.Her work hours vary each week.Sometimes she works days while other times,she works at night.Her job is an example of

A)market conditions.
B)nonstandard work schedule.
C)flexible indemnity.
D)temp help.

Question 13

What is the main point of the feature box "Fixing Social Insecurity?"

A)Allow working parents to draw Social Security benefits during their prime child-rearing years.
B)Allow grandparents to get an increase in their Social Security benefits for taking care of their grandchildren.
C)Allow women who do not work outside the home the opportunity to collect Social Security benefits for their labor in the home.
D)Suspend Security taxes among working families with dependent children.

Question 14

High unemployment rates tend to cause a decrease in

A)death rates.
B)divorce rates.
C)child abuse rates.
D)marriage rates.

Question 15

What is the concept used when a person feels overwhelmed by many different commitments and not having enough time to meet each commitment effectively?

A)Spillover
B)Overload
C)Conflict
D)Strain

Question 16

Who tends to perform routine household labor in the home? Who tends to perform occasion household labor?

A)Women; women
B)Women; men
C)Men; women
D)Men; men

Question 17

Which of the following activities are fathers most involved?

A)Taking care of children when they are sick
B)Playing or doing activities with children
C)Managing children's schedules
D)Disciplining children

Question 18

Williams is doing research on the division of labor in households with children and working parents.Dr.Williams' research suggests that even when fathers and mothers both work 40 hours a week,women do more housework.This result conflicts with the

A)Gender Perspective.
B)Relative Resources Perspective.
C)Time Availability Perspective.
D)Traditional Perspective.

Question 19

In which of the following years did we see the majority of mothers with children the age of three employed outside the home?

A)1969
B)1975
C)1995
D)2016

Question 20

Why is the ACA relatively unpopular?

A)After implemented,the number of people with health insurance declined in every state except Kentucky,Alaska,and Vermont.
B)In order to save costs,dependent children cannot stay on their parents' insurance plan after they turn 21.
C)Many people do not know that Obamacare and the ACA are the same thing.
D)More people prefer the new health care plan developed and implemented by the President Trump and Republicans in Congress.

Question 21

Breanna is setting up a childcare center for a corporation in the United States.The center will be located in the company headquarter and parents will be able to eat lunch with their children,if they wish.In addition,the rooms will have one-way mirrors so parents can see their children without the children seeing them.If Breanna wants to follow a European model,which policy should she consider?

A)Pay staff minimum wage.
B)Staff should have three years of college.
C)Employees should pay full cost of childcare.
D)Parents should volunteer 3 hours a week.

Question 22

Which statement accurately reflects the bulk of research on the effects of childcare on children?

A)Children in childcare more than 20 hours a week exhibit poor relationships with parents.
B)The type of childcare (center vs.a home)is the primary factor in child development.
C)Childcare has a negative effect on cognitive development if more than 10 hours a week.
D)The quality of childcare is a factor that affects child development.

Question 23

Deana and Rachel are sisters,and they each have three children.Deana lives in Hungary because she and her husband moved there for jobs with the same company years ago.Rachel lives in the United States with her husband and children.Which accurately reflects their situation?

A)The school day is shorter in Hungary and after school care is not available.
B)Poverty in Hungary will make it difficult for Rachel to find preschool for her children.
C)Deana will have an easier time returning to work in Hungary than Rachel will be in the United States.
D)Rachel will have a harder time finding dance,music,and sports activities for her children in Hungary.

Question 24

Michelle is a working mom of two children aged 13 and 15.After school,she drives them to activities and makes sure they stay busy.When her son doesn't make the select soccer team,she complains that the coach has never liked her son and tells her son they will find another team for him.Similarly,when her daughter doesn't get into the honors choir,she calls the principal and complains and then her daughter gets in.Michelle could be called a ________ parent.

A)taxi
B)helicopter
C)responsible
D)involved

Question 25

The primary purpose of ECEC programs is to

A)allow women to work part-time if they wish,but to retain retirement benefits.
B)offer health insurance to those who do not have it.
C)enhance children's cognitive,social,and emotional well-being.
D)allow families to draw upon Social Security when they are in their prime child-rearing years.