FCS 340 - Marriage and Family Relations 2 » Spring 2019 » Chapter 13 Exam

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Question #1
Which of the following is an example of a two-person single career?
A.   a stay-at-home wife and an entrepreneur husband
B.   a stay-at-home dad and a working wife
C.   couples in which both the husband and wife are marketing professionals
D.   the President and the first lady
Question #2
Captives are those who ________.
A.   have high occupational aspirations
B.   remain in the labor force reluctantly
C.   consider their careers more important than their families
D.   are forced to become full-time homemakers because of the expectations of society
Question #3
Which of the following best describes corporate welfare?
A.   contributions that employees of a company make to their society
B.   environmentally sustainable initiatives that companies participate in
C.   welfare activities that the government undertakes for people living in absolute poverty
D.   favorable treatment that the government creates for businesses
Question #4
Which of the following is true of offshoring?
A.   It indicates the increase of manufacturing jobs within a country.
B.   It helps reduce a company's costs in the home country.
C.   It refers to the transfer of jobs within different states in a country.
D.   It is restricted because of globalization.
Question #5
Which of the following constitutes corporate welfare?
A.   pension
B.   health insurance
C.   tax breaks
D.   flextime
Question #6
Which of the following best describes occupational sex segregation?
A.   It refers to the process of lowering the pay gap by encouraging women to join male dominated occupations.
B.   It involves a lack of mentoring for women and providing them limited access to highly visible committees at the workplace.
C.   It is the process of segregating women based on their marital status.
D.   It is the process of channeling women and men into different types of jobs.
Question #7
An advantage of two-income families is that they ________.
A.   raise the family's standard of living
B.   allow women to play the role of kin keepers
C.   lower role overload for parents
D.   help parents spend more time with their children
Question #8
The ________ is the overall income difference between women and men in the workplace.
A.   gender wage gap
B.   gender imbalance
C.   gender neutrality
D.   discretionary income
Question #9
Robert is conducting research on the effects of marriage on couples. He finds that married women are more likely to be affected by their marital status than men. Which of the following statements, if true, is most likely to strengthen Robert's finding?
A.   Women who have invested more time in their education have a greater commitment to their careers after marriage.
B.   A large majority of married men are passed over for top managerial positions despite being well-qualified.
C.   Married women who work for more than 45 hours per week are more likely to quit their jobs than those who are unmarried.
D.   Studies have shown that men become more responsible and efficient workers after marriage than when they were unmarried.
Question #10
An advantage of flextime is that it ________.
A.   contributes to job turnover
B.   decreases the likelihood of exhaustion
C.   increases the possibility of presenteeism
D.   ensures that employees have fixed work hours
Question #11
Wealth has several components. Which of the following is an example of property, one of the components of wealth?
A.   stocks
B.   wages
C.   real estate
D.   bonds
Question #12
Carrie works as a part-time waitress at a restaurant and receives less than minimum wage. She does not have a regular work schedule and is only called in when a waitress does not turn up. Her total annual salary falls below the official poverty line. In this scenario, Carrie can be classified under the ________.
A.   middle-class
B.   welfare class
C.   bourgeois class
D.   working poor
Question #13
Which of the following is a similarity between the glass ceiling and glass escalator effect?
A.   both focus specifically on women who are mothers
B.   both indicate the removal of traditional gender stereotypes
C.   both focus on stay-at-home mothers
D.   both refer to biases against women
Question #14
The working poor are those ________.
A.   who spend a minimum of 15 weeks in the labor force
B.   who earn wages that fall below the official poverty level
C.   who earn high disposable income
D.   who work solely as white-collar workers
Question #15
Gina works as an architect at AMZ Corporation. She recently had a baby and plans to take two months of leave from work. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which of the following benefits can she avail?
A.   Gina can return to a job with fewer responsibilities but with the same pay and benefits.
B.   Gina can avail paid leave for 12 weeks.
C.   Gina can depend on the supervisor's good will for leave.
D.   Gina can take leave from work without losing her job.
Question #16
The ________ is the overall income difference between women and men in the workplace.
A.   gender neutrality
B.   gender imbalance
C.   discretionary income
D.   gender wage gap
Question #17
An advantage of flextime is that it ________.
A.   increases the possibility of presenteeism
B.   decreases the likelihood of exhaustion
C.   contributes to job turnover
D.   ensures that employees have fixed work hours
Question #18
How are nonstandard work schedules beneficial for families?
A.   They make parents' work schedules more predictable.
B.   They help reduce child care costs.
C.   They prevent parents from undertaking shift work.
D.   They reduce the possibility of a divorce.
Question #19
Which of the following best describes absolute poverty?
A.   It indicates having enough money only to maintain an average standard of living.
B.   It indicates an income level that falls right above the poverty line.
C.   It refers to having the money to access food and shelter but not purchase luxury products.
D.   It refers to not having enough money to afford the basic necessities of life.
Question #20
Which of the following is most likely a negative consequence of role overload?
A.   decreased productivity
B.   decreased absenteeism
C.   higher employee retention
D.   lowered turnover

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