MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Cox and Demmitt believe that the relationship between work and family has become more:
a.leisurely.
b.complex.
c.peripheral.
d.covert.
2.Today the American married family is represented by all of the following
EXCEPT:
a.two jobs.
b.two paychecks.
c.more time.
d.paid child care.
3.All of the following changes are related to the migration of women into the labor force
EXCEPT:
a.redistribution of power within the family.
b.more restrictive family time schedules.
c.the development of ambiguous, overlapping gender roles.
d.simplification of the relationship between work and family.
4."Supermoms" are mothers who attempt to cope with:
a.child-rearing tasks and volunteer activities.
b.family responsibilities and work outside the home.
c.housecleaning and child-rearing responsibilities.
d.mothering, homemaking, and social change.
5.In the past, most women in the American labor force were:
a.single.
b.professionals.
c.lesbians.
d.unionized.
6.Julie is a line worker for the electric company. Julie’s occupation can be described as:
a.growing at a rapid rate.
b.misrepresented.
c.a dominating change.
d.rare.
7.The major restraint for freer role choice is:
a.female domination in certain fields.
b.physical demands.
c.women’s inferior economic position.
d.having children.
8.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has enabled women to:
a.reduce sexual harassment in the work place.
b.move in the direction of equal pay for equal work.
c.secure more government-sponsored day-care services.
d.minimize the negative effects of corporate downsizing.
9.The rapid increase in the number of working women has been fueled by all of the following factors
EXCEPT:
a.decreasing educational opportunities.
b.inflationary pressures.
c.declining birth rates.
d.dramatic wage increases.
10.Real wages are earnings that have been:
a.subtracted from one's gross income.
b.adjusted for inflation.
c.exempted from federal taxation.
d.derived from manual labor.