FCS 340 - Marriage and Family Relations » Fall 2019 » Chapter 13 Quiz

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Question #1
Which of the following is true of deindustrialization?
A.   It refers to companies spending more on people than on machines.
B.   It has been accelerated by globalisation.
C.   It refers to an increase in manufacturing activities.
D.   It is also known as inshoring.
Question #2
CL Corp., an automobile manufacturing firm, decided to close its home office in Detroit and open three manufacturing centers across India. The company decided to take advantage of the lower labor and investment costs in India. This scenario is an example of ________.
A.   insourcing
B.   deinsdustrialization
C.   offshoring
D.   inshoring
Question #3
Which of the following constitutes corporate welfare?
A.   pension
B.   health insurance
C.   flextime
D.   tax breaks
Question #4
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.   bourgeois class
C.   welfare class
D.   working poor
Question #5
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 help rdeuce child care costs
D.   they prevent arents from undertaking shift work
Question #6
Mary, an unemployed mother, has decided to give up on searching for a job after applying for numerous jobs since last year. Despite sending job applications to several companies, she was not offered a job. In this scenario, Mary is an example of a(n) ________.
A.   discouraged worker
B.   underemployed worker
C.   part-time worker
D.   overemployed worker
Question #7
________ are people who have part-time jobs but want full-time work or whose jobs are below their experience, skill, and education level.
A.   discouraged workers
B.   underemployed workers
C.   hidden workers
D.   overmeployed workers
Question #8
Which of the following best describes absolute poverty?
A.   It refers to having the money to access food and shelter but not purchase luxury products.
B.   It indicates having eenough money only to maintain an average standard of living.
C.   It refers to not having enough money to afford the basic necessities of life.
D.   It indicates an income level that falls above the poverty line.
Question #9
The economic homeless are those who ________.
A.   are newly displaced from homes because of financial problems
B.   have been homeless for a long period of time
C.   are in an extended, self-perpetuating cycle of poverty
D.   are homeless because they suffer from mental illnesses
Question #10
James, who has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, has been living on the streets since the past ten years. In this scenario, James can be classified as a(n)_________.
A.   transitory homeless
B.   chronic homeless
C.   financial homeless
D.   economic homeless
Question #11
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.   A large majority of married men are passed over for top managerial positions despite being well-qualified.
C.   Women who have invested more time in their education have a greater commitment to their careers after marriage.
D.   Married women who work for more than 45 hours per week are more likely to quit their jobs than those who are unmarried.
Question #12
Which of the following is an example of a conflicted mother?
A.   Beatrice invests equal amounts of time to her job and her children.
B.   Kate is highly committed to her job.
C.   Jane feels that her being employed is detrimental to her children.
D.   Lora finds her job financially and emotionally gratifying.
Question #13
________ are women with young children who choose jobs with enough flexibility to accommodate family needs.
A.   copers
B.   commiteds
C.   captives
D.   conflicted
Question #14
A two-person single career is one in which ________.
A.   both spouses work in positions that require extensive training
B.   both spouses work outside the home
C.   a spouse participates in the other's career behind the scenes
D.   there is very little difference between the earnings of the two spouses
Question #15
Even when stay-at-home dads say that it's one of the most rewarding experiences they've had, they often feel stigmatized and emasculated by unemployment. Which of the following is a reason behind this?
A.   Research shows that societies are increasingly accepting the role of stay-at-home dads.
B.   Men are more intimately involved with their kids than women.
C.   Women are more likely than men to be concerned about losing their business skills while being a stay-at-home parent.
D.   Much of men's identity comes from being a good provider.
Question #16
Daniel is conducting research on women's growth and development at the workplace. He finds that women's promotions are based solely on their acquired skills and performance and not on cultural expectations. Which of the following statements, if true, is most likely to weaken Daniel's finding?
A.   Studies show that single women tend to be promoted more frequently than married women with children.
B.   Women are often not promoted because gender ideologies endorse breadwinning men and homemaking women.
C.   Long working hours for couples in managerial jobs lower gender inequality by eliminating "separate spheres" at home and the workplace.
D.   Research indicates that an increasing number of couples share equal amounts of paid work, housework, and child care.
Question #17
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 #18
Which of the following represents a glass ceiling effect?
A.   Donna received a biased job evaluation by Scott, her manager, who favors his male team members over her.
B.   Patricia was not promoted to the position of a marketing manager because Anthony was more qualified for the position.
C.   Timothy was not selected for a job because he did not have the relevant skills for it.
D.   Amy, who is a mother of two children, experiences a large pay gap compared to the single women at her office.
Question #19
Which of the following best describes occupational sex segregation?
A.   It is the process of channeling women and men into different types of jobs.
B.   It refers to the process of lowering the pay gap by encouraging women to join male dominated occupations.
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 segregating women based on their marital status.
Question #20
A limitation of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is that ________.
A.   the leave is unpaid
B.   it does not cover childbirth or parental leave
C.   the leave should be taken all at once
D.   it does not require employees to notify the employer about the leave

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