Work, Family Roles, and Marerial Resources Chapter 8 Flashcards
What is a family in which both spouses work?
dual-income family
What is the extent to which participation in one domain impacts another domain?
work-family spill over
What do you call a company policy that allows employees to choose the work hours.
Flextime
What do you call a subtype of dual-earner who are both professionally committed.
dual-career family
What is the trend toward increasing proportions of women, regardless of race or age living in poverty?
feminization of poverty
What negatively affects the emotional health of families?
Job stressors
Name 3 types of work that are particularly stressful for families.
- work that is difficult
- work that requires separation for periods of time
- work that is too demanding of a person’s time
What is one of the barriers to family closeness?
a job schedule that makes it difficult for family members to be together.
Who provides models of male and female behavior for children?
Parents
Name 3 benefits of fathers helping with childcare.
- Forms closer father-child bonds
- Eases mother’s burden
- Strengthens the spouses relationship
What can affect child-care roles?
work hours and schedules
What do you call the time demands and hetic pace of parents’ jobs?
time poor
What are 2 effects families who are time poor?
- children miss out on time with parents
2 parents miss out on time with children and spouse
The number of mothers in the labor force is increasing? true or false
true
Mothers who are in the workforce are ______satisfied compared to those who are not .
Slightly more
What is ethic of equity in families?
fair division of labor
What is the ethic of care?
sensitive to the needs of family members
What is a characteristic of a dual-career vs dual-earner?
spouses jobs usually require a high degree of commitment and continuous development.
What are the 2 motives for married women with children to work?
- Financial necessity
2. The desire to improve the family’s living standard.
Women earn _____cents for every dollar that men earn?
80
This gender gap cannot be accounted for by
________ __________or _______ ____________.
differences in education or job qualifications.
Money management is also a source of
________________ or ______________in the family.
harmony or discord
What is the best money management system?
The one the works for the individual couple
What is one strategy for meeting financial goals?
A budget
A budget is an effective way to _______ _______ ________. it balances ___________with ________.
direct cash flow, expenses, income
What percent of families in the US have incomes below the poverty level?
12%
What is happening to a growing number of poor families?
homeless, living on the streets or in shelters
Men or Women have a higher poverty rate?
women
Why are more women poor?
less economic resources, more single moms, and widows
Name 4 effects of poverty on children.
- poor grades
- high dropout rates
- greater risk of teenage pregnancy
- greater risk of being a poor adult
Reports conclude that the economic gap was________at the end of the century and continues to __________.
greater, grow
What percent of 2 parent homes do both parents work?
65%
What percent of 2 parent home does father only work?
30%
What percent of 2 parent home does only mother work?
5%
The stress of balancing both work and family demands can have a negative effect on _______?
health
Fathers who work nights are how many times more likely to divorce?
6
Women who work nights are what odds likely to divorce.
triple the odds
The decisions parent make about work and family help shape what 3 things in their kids?
intellectual development
social behavior
personalities
What percent of companies offer flextime?
56%
What percent of adults have flexible work schedule?
27%
What does “scaling back” mean?
limits work hours, reduce advance expectations, 1 job marriage,
What is a consequence for a women leaving the work force and come back later.?
more difficult career advancement and salary gains