Work, Family Roles, and Marerial Resources Chapter 8

Question 1

What is a family in which both spouses work?

Answer 1

dual-income family

Question 2

What is the extent to which participation in one domain impacts another domain?

Answer 2

work-family spill over

Question 3

What do you call a company policy that allows employees to choose the work hours.

Answer 3

Flextime

Question 4

What do you call a subtype of dual-earner who are both professionally committed.

Answer 4

dual-career family

Question 5

What is the trend toward increasing proportions of women, regardless of race or age living in poverty?

Answer 5

feminization of poverty

Question 6

What negatively affects the emotional health of families?

Answer 6

Job stressors

Question 7

Name 3 types of work that are particularly stressful for families.

Answer 7

1. work that is difficult
2. work that requires separation for periods of time
3. work that is too demanding of a person’s time

Question 8

What is one of the barriers to family closeness?

Answer 8

a job schedule that makes it difficult for family members to be together.

Question 9

Who provides models of male and female behavior for children?

Answer 9

Parents

Question 10

Name 3 benefits of fathers helping with childcare.

Answer 10

1. Forms closer father-child bonds
2. Eases mother’s burden
3. Strengthens the spouses relationship

Question 11

What can affect child-care roles?

Answer 11

work hours and schedules

Question 12

What do you call the time demands and hetic pace of parents’ jobs?

Answer 12

time poor

Question 13

What are 2 effects families who are time poor?

Answer 13

1. children miss out on time with parents

2 parents miss out on time with children and spouse

Question 14

The number of mothers in the labor force is increasing? true or false

Answer 14

true

Question 15

Mothers who are in the workforce are ______satisfied compared to those who are not .

Answer 15

Slightly more

Question 16

What is ethic of equity in families?

Answer 16

fair division of labor

Question 17

What is the ethic of care?

Answer 17

sensitive to the needs of family members

Question 18

What is a characteristic of a dual-career vs dual-earner?

Answer 18

spouses jobs usually require a high degree of commitment and continuous development.

Question 19

What are the 2 motives for married women with children to work?

Answer 19

1. Financial necessity

2. The desire to improve the family’s living standard.

Question 20

Women earn _____cents for every dollar that men earn?

Answer 20

80

Question 21

This gender gap cannot be accounted for by

________ __________or _______ ____________.

Answer 21

differences in education or job qualifications.

Question 22

Money management is also a source of

________________ or ______________in the family.

Answer 22

harmony or discord

Question 23

What is the best money management system?

Answer 23

The one the works for the individual couple

Question 24

What is one strategy for meeting financial goals?

Answer 24

A budget

Question 25

A budget is an effective way to _______ _______ ________. it balances ___________with ________.

Answer 25

direct cash flow, expenses, income

Question 26

What percent of families in the US have incomes below the poverty level?

Answer 26

12%

Question 27

What is happening to a growing number of poor families?

Answer 27

homeless, living on the streets or in shelters

Question 28

Men or Women have a higher poverty rate?

Answer 28

women

Question 29

Why are more women poor?

Answer 29

less economic resources, more single moms, and widows

Question 30

Name 4 effects of poverty on children.

Answer 30

1. poor grades 2. high dropout rates 3. greater risk of teenage pregnancy 4. greater risk of being a poor adult

Question 31

Reports conclude that the economic gap was________at the end of the century and continues to __________.

Answer 31

greater, grow

Question 32

What percent of 2 parent homes do both parents work?

Answer 32

65%

Question 33

What percent of 2 parent home does father only work?

Answer 33

30%

Question 34

What percent of 2 parent home does only mother work?

Answer 34

5%

Question 35

The stress of balancing both work and family demands can have a negative effect on _______?

Answer 35

health

Question 36

Fathers who work nights are how many times more likely to divorce?

Answer 36

6

Question 37

Women who work nights are what odds likely to divorce.

Answer 37

triple the odds

Question 38

The decisions parent make about work and family help shape what 3 things in their kids?

Answer 38

intellectual development social behavior personalities

Question 39

What percent of companies offer flextime?

Answer 39

56%

Question 40

What percent of adults have flexible work schedule?

Answer 40

27%

Question 41

What does "scaling back" mean?

Answer 41

limits work hours, reduce advance expectations, 1 job marriage,

Question 42

What is a consequence for a women leaving the work force and come back later.?

Answer 42

more difficult career advancement and salary gains