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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, _____ of married women work outside the home in
_____ jobs.
A. a minority; part-time
B. a majority; full-time
C. a minority; full-time
D. a majority; part-time
2. Which of the following factors is not related to women's increased participation in the labor force?
A. expansion of manufacturing jobs

B. rising divorce rate
C. lower fertility rate
D. expansion of service jobs
3. The historic rise in married women's labor for participation appears to have peaked in
A. 1995
B. 2007
C. 2000
D. 2005
4. Tronto (1993) and others believe that we overvalue individualism and _________ and undervalue
interdependence and __________.
A. autonomy; work experience

B. caring; autonomy
C. autonomy; caring
D. caring; work experience
5. Time study diaries that covered almost 40 years compared the changes in the amount of time
women and men spent in household work and they found
A. women are spending fewer hours in housework

B. men are spending more hours in housework
C. women were spending 4 times as many minutes caring for children than were men
D. both A and B
6. The percentage of Americans who work very long weeks (50 hours or more) is higher than in
A. France
B. The United Kingdom
C. Germany
D. all of the above
7. Face-to-face activity in which one person meets the needs of another who cannot fully care for
herself or himself is called
A. personal assistance.
B. nursing.
C. care work.
D. none of the above.
8. The transfer of mood or behavior between work and home is called
A. spillover.
B. task anxiety.
C. task stress.
D. task size.
9. One-third of all dual-earner married couples arrange for childcare by
A. hiring nannies.
B. enlisting the help of relatives.
C. working different shifts.
D. receiving government aid.
10. Most childcare assistance currently offered by U.S. business firms benefits
A. women.
B. the working-class
C. men.
D. the middle-class.
11. The most common and widely used employee benefit is
A. job sharing.
B. flexible vacation schedules.
C. flextime.
D. part-time work.
12. The first parental leave act passed by U.S. Congress in 1993 (and still in effect) provided parental
leave under the following conditions
A. employees working in firms with less than 50 employees.

B. 12 weeks paid leave to all employed workers.
C. 12 weeks paid leave.
D. 12 weeks unpaid leave in firms with more than 50 employees.
13. People who do paid care work
A. earn less than people who do comparable work

B. have jobs that are devalued in the labor market
C. often are experiencing "free-riding" from others
D. all of the above
14. In 2004, what percentage of all workers had evening, night, or rotating schedules?
A. 18
B. 5
C. 22
D. 32
15. One of the most important twentieth-century developments for the family has been
A. the decline of patriarchy.

B. the movement of married women into employment outside the home.
C. birth control innovation.
16. Some observers have suggested that balancing work and family has become difficult for
Americans because they are
A. working longer hours.

B. working to hard.
C. earning less money.
D. receiving fewer benefits.
17. By the mid-200s, what percentage of wage and salary workers telecommuted on an average
day?
A. 50.
B. 5
C. 10
D. 35
18. Matching Quiz
1. predicts that if wives' earnings increase

relative to their husband's earnings, they
would be less dependent and their power
would increase. care work ____
2. face-to-face activity in which one person
meets the needs of another person who time-diary
cannot fully take care of himself or herself studies ____
3. surveys in which people are asked to keep
a record of what they were doing every social exchange
minute during a time period theory ____
4. job conditions allow employees to meet
their family responsibilities more easily telecommuting ____
5. can choose, within limits, when to start
and end a workday service sector ____
6. doing work from home using electronic responsive
communication workplace ____
7. workers who provide personal services flextime ____
19. In the United States, women do more household work than men.
True False
20. The movement of married women into the labor force is one of the most important changes in
American family life in the past century.
True False
21. The United States has been a frontrunner among industrialized nations in implementing family-
friendly policies for U.S. workers.
True False
22. Childcare was the major responsibility that historically kept women out of the labor force.
True False
23. The movement of married women into the labor force has been key to the shift from
companionate marriage to independent marriage.
True False
24. As a woman's income rises a dual-earner family is less likely to hire outside care for their
children.
True False
25. The historic rise in women's labor participation seems to have peaked.
True False
26. People tend to devalue and demean the type of work like caring work that is historically women's
work.
True False
27. The Family and Medical Leave Act was passed in 2003
True False
28. There is little class difference in how wives feel about working for pay.
True False
29. The proportion of housework done by husbands in the United States went up dramatically as
wives enter the labor market.
True False
30. What makes parental leave from jobs such a great idea?
31. Compare the costs and benefits of working part-time if you are the mother or father of two
preschool children.
32. To whom and under what conditions does the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act apply?
33. What kind of benefits for families does a responsive workplace provide?
34. Keeping in mind what you know of sociological explanations, why do you think men have been far
more reluctant to help with childcare and housework than women have been to enter paying
jobs?
35. Describe how the service sector has contributed to the rise in the number of women in the
workforce.
36. Discuss the different views on care work.
37. Why is it in U.S. businesses' best interests to make their workplaces more responsive to
women?
38. How does the middle class benefit from U.S. businesses' childcare assistance plans in ways the
working class does not?
39. Describe spillover involving work and family for men and women.
40. Why would small firms (fewer than 50 employees) be less likely to offer family-friendly policies
such as parental leave, flextime, and childcare assistance?
41. Canada and many European countries have polices that provide several months leave with at
least partial pay for families that have just had or adopted a child. Why do you think this does not
occur in the United States?
8 Key
1. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, _____ of married women work outside the home in
(p. 251) _____ jobs.
A. a minority; part-time
B. a majority; full-time
C. a minority; full-time
D. a majority; part-time
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2. Which of the following factors is not related to women's increased participation in the labor
(p. 251- force?
252)
A. expansion of manufacturing jobs

B. rising divorce rate
C. lower fertility rate
D. expansion of service jobs
3. The historic rise in married women's labor for participation appears to have peaked in
(p. 251)
A. 1995
B. 2007
C. 2000
D. 2005
4. Tronto (1993) and others believe that we overvalue individualism and _________ and
(p. 257) undervalue interdependence and __________.
A. autonomy; work experience

B. caring; autonomy
C. autonomy; caring
D. caring; work experience
5. Time study diaries that covered almost 40 years compared the changes in the amount of time
(p. 258) women and men spent in household work and they found
A. women are spending fewer hours in housework

B. men are spending more hours in housework
C. women were spending 4 times as many minutes caring for children than were men
D. both A and B
6. The percentage of Americans who work very long weeks (50 hours or more) is higher than in
(p. 263)
A. France
B. The United Kingdom
C. Germany
D. all of the above
7. Face-to-face activity in which one person meets the needs of another who cannot fully care for
(p. 255) herself or himself is called
A. personal assistance.
B. nursing.
C. care work.
8. The transfer of mood or behavior between work and home is called

(p. 264)
A. spillover.
B. task anxiety.
C. task stress.
D. task size.
9. One-third of all dual-earner married couples arrange for childcare by
(p. 265)
A. hiring nannies.
B. enlisting the help of relatives.
C. working different shifts.
D. receiving government aid.
10. Most childcare assistance currently offered by U.S. business firms benefits
(p. 266)
A. women.
B. the working-class
C. men.
D. the middle-class.
11. The most common and widely used employee benefit is

(p. 266)
A. job sharing.
B. flexible vacation schedules.
C. flextime.
D. part-time work.
12. The first parental leave act passed by U.S. Congress in 1993 (and still in effect) provided
(p. 266- parental leave under the following conditions
267)
A. employees working in firms with less than 50 employees.

B. 12 weeks paid leave to all employed workers.
C. 12 weeks paid leave.
D. 12 weeks unpaid leave in firms with more than 50 employees.
13. People who do paid care work

(p. 256)
A. earn less than people who do comparable work

B. have jobs that are devalued in the labor market
C. often are experiencing "free-riding" from others
D. all of the above
14. In 2004, what percentage of all workers had evening, night, or rotating schedules?
(p. 264)
A. 18
B. 5
C. 22
D. 32
15. One of the most important twentieth-century developments for the family has been
(p. 253)
A. the decline of patriarchy.

B. the movement of married women into employment outside the home.
C. birth control innovation.
16. Some observers have suggested that balancing work and family has become difficult for
(p. 262) Americans because they are
A. working longer hours.

B. working to hard.
C. earning less money.
D. receiving fewer benefits.
17. By the mid-200s, what percentage of wage and salary workers telecommuted on an average
(p. 268) day?
A. 50.
B. 5
C. 10
D. 35
18. Matching Quiz
(p. 251-
267)
1. predicts that if wives' earnings increase

relative to their husband's earnings, they
would be less dependent and their power
would increase. care work 2
2. face-to-face activity in which one person
meets the needs of another person who time-diary
cannot fully take care of himself or herself studies 3
3. surveys in which people are asked to keep
a record of what they were doing every minute social exchange
during a time period theory 1
4. job conditions allow employees to meet
their family responsibilities more easily telecommuting 6
5. can choose, within limits, when to start and
end a workday service sector 7
6. doing work from home using electronic responsive
communication workplace 4
7. workers who provide personal services flextime 5
19. In the United States, women do more household work than men.
(p. 250)
TRUE
20. The movement of married women into the labor force is one of the most important changes in
(p. 253) American family life in the past century.
TRUE
21. The United States has been a frontrunner among industrialized nations in implementing
(p. 266- family-friendly policies for U.S. workers.
267)
FALSE
22. Childcare was the major responsibility that historically kept women out of the labor force.
(p. 252)
TRUE
23. The movement of married women into the labor force has been key to the shift from
(p. 252- companionate marriage to independent marriage.
253)
TRUE
24. As a woman's income rises a dual-earner family is less likely to hire outside care for their
(p. 259) children.
FALSE
25. The historic rise in women's labor participation seems to have peaked.
(p. 251)
TRUE
26. People tend to devalue and demean the type of work like caring work that is historically
(p. 256) women's work.
TRUE
27. The Family and Medical Leave Act was passed in 2003
(p. 266)
FALSE
28. There is little class difference in how wives feel about working for pay.
(p. 261)
FALSE
29. The proportion of housework done by husbands in the United States went up dramatically as
(p. 258- wives enter the labor market.
259)
FALSE
30. What makes parental leave from jobs such a great idea?
(p. 265-
268)
Answer will vary

31. Compare the costs and benefits of working part-time if you are the mother or father of two
preschool children.
Answer will vary
32. To whom and under what conditions does the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act apply?
(p. 266-
267)
Answer will vary
33. What kind of benefits for families does a responsive workplace provide?
(p. 265-
267)
Answer will vary
34. Keeping in mind what you know of sociological explanations, why do you think men have been
far more reluctant to help with childcare and housework than women have been to enter
paying jobs?
Answer will vary
35. Describe how the service sector has contributed to the rise in the number of women in the
(p. 251) workforce.
Answer will vary

36. Discuss the different views on care work.
(p. 255-
257)
Answer will vary
37. Why is it in U.S. businesses' best interests to make their workplaces more responsive to
(p. 265- women?
268)
Answer will vary
38. How does the middle class benefit from U.S. businesses' childcare assistance plans in ways
(p. 266) the working class does not?
Answer will vary
39. Describe spillover involving work and family for men and women.
(p. 263-
264)
Answer will vary
40. Why would small firms (fewer than 50 employees) be less likely to offer family-friendly policies
(p. 266) such as parental leave, flextime, and childcare assistance?
Answer will vary

41. Canada and many European countries have polices that provide several months leave with at
(p. 265- least partial pay for families that have just had or adopted a child. Why do you think this does
268)
not occur in the United States?
Answer will vary

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A. expansion of manufacturing jobs

A. autonomy; work experience

A. women are spending fewer hours in housework

8. The transfer of mood or behavior between work and home is called

9. One-third of all dual-earner married couples arrange for childcare by

11. The most common and widely used employee benefit is

A. employees working in firms with less than 50 employees.

13. People who do paid care work

A. earn less than people who do comparable work

A. the decline of patriarchy.

A. working longer hours.

18. Matching Quiz

1. predicts that if wives' earnings increase

36. Discuss the different views on care work.

A. expansion of manufacturing jobs

A. autonomy; work experience

A. women are spending fewer hours in housework

8. The transfer of mood or behavior between work and home is called

11. The most common and widely used employee benefit is

A. employees working in firms with less than 50 employees.

13. People who do paid care work

A. earn less than people who do comparable work

A. the decline of patriarchy.

A. working longer hours.

1. predicts that if wives' earnings increase

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