Chapter 15

Question 1

What is most likely to be encountered by a person looking for childcare in the U.S. today?

Answer 1

problems with cost/affordability

Question 2

What is true about families where both parents work?

Answer 2

juggling work and family roles can result in added stress to parents

Question 3

The primary goal of an occupational social worker is to

Answer 3

provide services to employees who experience problems so that they will be more productive

Question 4

The biggest demographic change in the U.S. workforce in the past 10 years has been

Answer 4

the increase in the number of women in the workforce, including those with children

Question 5

Jobs in the service sector typically pay

Answer 5

there is no basis for comparing the salaries of jobs in the service sector with those in manufacturing

Question 6

In comparison to older adults in the workforce, young people entering the workforce today are more likely to be

Answer 6

interested in quality of life issues

Question 7

The spillover effect refers to

Answer 7

feelings and behaviors from home that get brought to work and vice versa

Question 8

The average age of retirement in the next decade is expected to

Answer 8

increase

Question 9

Which group is likely to be overrepresented in dead-end and declining jobs?

Answer 9

African American and Latino males and females

Question 10

The term downshifting refers to

Answer 10

voluntary limiting of job demands so employees can devote increased time to one’s family or oneself

Question 11

What causes the greatest loss of productivity in the U.S.

Answer 11

alcoholism

Question 12

What constitutes sexism in the workplace

Answer 12

offering rewards in return for sexual favors or threatening persons with punishment if such favors are not provided; creating a hostile environment that interferes with employees’ ability to concentrate on job tasks because of behaviors such as making lewd comments; jeopardizing an employee’s job or job opportunities because another person is responding positively to requests for sexual favors

Question 13

For which group is median income the greatest?

Answer 13

white single parent male-headed households

Question 14

The term underemployment refers to people who

Answer 14

work in jobs for which they are overqualified

Question 15

Historically, the emphasis of occupational social work has been primarily on

Answer 15

individual casework