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.   the President and the first lady
B.   a stay-at-home dad and a working wife
C.   couples in which both the husband and wife are marketing professionals
D.   a stay-at-home wife and an entrepreneur husband
Question #2
Captives are those who ________.
A.   have high occupational aspirations
B.   are forced to become full-time homemakers because of the expectations of society
C.   consider their careers more important than their families
D.   remain in the labor force reluctantly
Question #3
Which of the following best describes corporate welfare?
A.   welfare activities that the government undertakes for people living in absolute poverty
B.   contributions that employees of a company make to their society
C.   environmentally sustainable initiatives that companies participate in
D.   favorable treatment that the government creates for businesses
Question #4
Which of the following is true of offshoring?
A.   It is restricted because of globalization.
B.   It refers to the transfer of jobs within different states in a country.
C.   It helps reduce a company's costs in the home country.
D.   It indicates the increase of manufacturing jobs within a country.
Question #5
Which of the following constitutes corporate welfare?
A.   flextime
B.   health insurance
C.   tax breaks
D.   pension
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 is the process of segregating women based on their marital status.
C.   It involves a lack of mentoring for women and providing them limited access to highly visible committees at the workplace.
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.   help parents spend more time with their children
C.   lower role overload for parents
D.   allow women to play the role of kin keepers
Question #8
The ________ is the overall income difference between women and men in the workplace.
A.   discretionary income
B.   gender imbalance
C.   gender wage gap
D.   gender neutrality
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.   Married women who work for more than 45 hours per week are more likely to quit their jobs than those who are unmarried.
B.   Studies have shown that men become more responsible and efficient workers after marriage than when they were unmarried.
C.   Women who have invested more time in their education have a greater commitment to their careers after marriage.
D.   A large majority of married men are passed over for top managerial positions despite being well-qualified.
Question #10
An advantage of flextime is that it ________.
A.   ensures that employees have fixed work hours
B.   increases the possibility of presenteeism
C.   decreases the likelihood of exhaustion
D.   contributes to job turnover
Question #11
Wealth has several components. Which of the following is an example of property, one of the components of wealth?
A.   real estate
B.   stocks
C.   bonds
D.   wages
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.   working poor
B.   welfare class
C.   bourgeois class
D.   middle-class
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 focus on stay-at-home mothers
C.   both refer to biases against women
D.   both indicate the removal of traditional gender stereotypes
Question #14
The working poor are those ________.
A.   who earn high disposable income
B.   who earn wages that fall below the official poverty level
C.   who spend a minimum of 15 weeks in the labor force
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 depend on the supervisor's good will for leave.
C.   Gina can take leave from work without losing her job.
D.   Gina can avail paid leave for 12 weeks.
Question #16
The ________ is the overall income difference between women and men in the workplace.
A.   gender wage gap
B.   gender neutrality
C.   discretionary income
D.   gender imbalance
Question #17
An advantage of flextime is that it ________.
A.   increases the possibility of presenteeism
B.   decreases the likelihood of exhaustion
C.   ensures that employees have fixed work hours
D.   contributes to job turnover
Question #18
How are nonstandard work schedules beneficial for families?
A.   They reduce the possibility of a divorce.
B.   They help reduce child care costs.
C.   They make parents' work schedules more predictable.
D.   They prevent parents from undertaking shift work.
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 not having enough money to afford the basic necessities of life.
D.   It refers to having the money to access food and shelter but not purchase luxury products.
Question #20
Which of the following is most likely a negative consequence of role overload?
A.   decreased absenteeism
B.   lowered turnover
C.   higher employee retention
D.   decreased productivity

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