Soc 325 - Sex Roles and Work » Spring 2023 » Test 4

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Question #1
Which is an example of how increased work obligations interfere with family life?
A.   none of these
B.   Higher likelihood of Work-Family Conflict. Hardship when children are sick and cannot attend school.
C.   Hardship when children are sick and cannot attend school. Longer hours at work mean less housework and hands-on childcare for men.
D.   Longer hours at work mean less housework and hands-on childcare for men. Higher likelihood of Work-Family Conflict.
Question #2
Which type of Work-Family Conflict results when the pressure of roles at work spill-over into the family?
A.   Work-Family Enrichment.
B.   Strain-based conflict.
C.   Behavior-based conflict.
D.   Time-based conflict.
Question #3
Women and men are very similar in the factors that drive them to make retirement decisions.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #4
Women are more likely than men to start their own business for the purposes of flexibility in meeting both family and work tasks.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #5
Which of the following is known as "sexual harassment"?
A.   Unwelcome sexual attention by one workforce member to another.
B.   The taking of masculine appearances and demeanor to unattainable extremes.
C.   The sharing of welcome sexual attention between two workforce members.
D.   The taking of feminine appearances and demeanor to unattainable means.
Question #6
Recent data shows that during the pandemic years, Latina women in the U.S. had to work all the way through 2021 and into October 2022 to earn the equivalent of the 2022 wages of white, non-Hispanic U.S. men.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
Which of the following is protected by the EEOC?
A.   Nondiscrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age (40 or older) or genetic information.
B.   None of these
C.   Sexual Harassment Perpetrators
D.   Both of these.
Question #8
That which constitutes 'sexual harassment' is complex, which of the following falls within the definitions of sexual harassment,
A.   All of these.
B.   Employment status and decisions that are based on acceptance or rejection of sexual advances in the workplace.
C.   Sexual advances that are intimidating and create a hostile work environment.
D.   Offering a job promotion or pay raise in exchange for sex.
Question #9
Which of the following is not a type of sexual harassment in the workplace?
A.   Consensual touching in the workplace.
B.   Non Consensual sexual touching in the workplace.
C.   Verbal comments such as sexual jokes.
D.   All of these.
Question #10
How do judges instruct the jurors sitting on 'sexual harassment' cases?
A.   Always refer to social media and news organizations for case details,
B.   Consider what a "reasonable person" would do in similar circumstances.
C.   To put themselves in the shoes of the accused.
D.   If the accused looks like a criminal - they probably are.
Question #11
The odds of winning a sexual harassment case at the Federal Court level increase if:
A.   If there were witnesses and supporting documentation.
B.   All of these.
C.   If the workplace management took no action in response to complaints of sexual harassment.
D.   If the sexual harassment accusations are more severe.
Question #12
Verbal comments such as jokes that include sexual remarks do not fall under an EEOC protected category of sexual harassment.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #13
Using a Blind Personal Information system, Black women were 33% more likely to be hired than White male applicants.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #14
Identify factors more associated with or that enhances men's devotion to more hours in the workplace:
A.   All of these.
B.   Male business owners are more likely to devote a higher number of hours than female business owners.
C.   Men are more likely to be motivated by the desire to get out of the house than women are.
D.   Mens overall decisions about work hours are less constrained by family factors.

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