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 dad and a working wife
B.   couples in which both the husband and wife are marketing professionals
C.   a stay-at-home wife and an entrepreneur husband
D.   the President and the first lady
Question #2
Captives are those who ________.
A.   consider their careers more important than their families
B.   are forced to become full-time homemakers because of the expectations of society
C.   remain in the labor force reluctantly
D.   have high occupational aspirations
Question #3
Which of the following best describes corporate welfare?
A.   contributions that employees of a company make to their society
B.   welfare activities that the government undertakes for people living in absolute poverty
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 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.   flextime
D.   tax breaks
Question #6
Which of the following best describes occupational sex segregation?
A.   It involves a lack of mentoring for women and providing them limited access to highly visible committees at the workplace.
B.   It is the process of segregating women based on their marital status.
C.   It is the process of channeling women and men into different types of jobs.
D.   It refers to the process of lowering the pay gap by encouraging women to join male dominated occupations.
Question #7
An advantage of two-income families is that they ________.
A.   lower role overload for parents
B.   help parents spend more time with their children
C.   raise the family's standard of living
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 wage gap
C.   gender neutrality
D.   gender imbalance
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.   Studies have shown that men become more responsible and efficient workers after marriage than when they were unmarried.
B.   Married women who work for more than 45 hours per week are more likely to quit their jobs than those who are unmarried.
C.   A large majority of married men are passed over for top managerial positions despite being well-qualified.
D.   Women who have invested more time in their education have a greater commitment to their careers after marriage.
Question #10
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 #11
Wealth has several components. Which of the following is an example of property, one of the components of wealth?
A.   wages
B.   bonds
C.   real estate
D.   stocks
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.   middle-class
C.   welfare class
D.   bourgeois 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 indicate the removal of traditional gender stereotypes
D.   both refer to biases against women
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 work solely as white-collar workers
D.   who spend a minimum of 15 weeks in the labor force
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 depend on the supervisor's good will for leave.
B.   Gina can take leave from work without losing her job.
C.   Gina can return to a job with fewer responsibilities but with the same pay and benefits.
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.   discretionary income
B.   gender wage gap
C.   gender imbalance
D.   gender neutrality
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 make parents' work schedules more predictable.
C.   They prevent parents from undertaking shift work.
D.   They help reduce child care costs.
Question #19
Which of the following best describes absolute poverty?
A.   It indicates an income level that falls right above the poverty line.
B.   It indicates having enough money only to maintain an average standard of living.
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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