The Psychology Of Sex And Gender 1st Edition By Jennifer – Test Bank

Chapter 11: Work and Home

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. In 1974, Sweden became the first country in the world to do what?
A. replace maternity leave with the more inclusive parental leave
B. pass equal pay legislation for women
C. Institute quotas for hiring women
D. pass initiatives for increasing diversity in universities
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Work and Home
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Each of the following has risen since 1950 EXCEPT ______.
A. average age of first marriage
B. percentage of children living in single-parent households
C. percentage of household where men are the primary breadwinners
D. percentage of households where women are the sole providers
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: How Have Work and Home Labor Divisions Changed?
Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Each of the following are still true today EXCEPT ______.
A. women hold 14% of top executive positions
B. a gender wage gap remains in virtually every nation
C. women still do the majority of housework and childcare throughout the world
D. men are still the soul breadwinners in the majority of American households
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: How Have Work and Labor Divisions Changed?
Difficulty Level: Easy

4. In the United States, women do ______ housework they did in 1965 while men do about ______ housework they did in 1965.
A. double the; half the
B. half the; double the
C. the same amount of; double the
D. the same amount of; half the
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Trends and Inequities
Difficulty Level: Easy

5. What trends in divisions of labor may be contributing to worse levels of individual well-being and marital satisfaction for women?
A. women increasing their presence in the workforce but still doing most housework
B. men robbing women of their caretaking responsibilities
C. women feeling guilty for taking the breadwinner role from their husbands
D. lower levels of men in the workforce causing financial instability for couples
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Trends and Inequities
Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Some theorists propose that a stalled gender revolution has occurred as women’s increased gains in the workplace have plateaued because of ______.
A. men’s unequal contribution to labor on the home front
B. lack of support from male allies
C. societal backlash
D. sexual harassment
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Trends and Inequities
Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Which of the characteristics are more typical of household work performed by men?
A. daily routine work
B. ongoing tasks
C. take place inside the home
D. flexibility in scheduling
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Who Does What
Difficulty Level: Hard

8. Compared to previous generations, a recent norm has emerged favoring ______ parenting.
A. “tough love”
B. scientifically grounded
C. hands-off
D. intensive and time consuming
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Childcare
Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Which of the following is a problem with time availability theory’s explanation of divisions of household labor?
A. It doesn’t explain the gender pay gap.
B. It doesn’t explain why employed women do more than half of the housework even when their male partners are unemployed.
C. It doesn’t explain differences in why women succeed in education more than men.
D. It contradicts findings that stereotype threat affects women’s performance outside of the house.
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Predictors of the Division of Domestic Labor
Difficulty Level: Hard

10. ______ proposes couple members trade off income for housework such that whoever makes more money does less housework.
A. The relative income hypothesis
B. Time availability theory
C. The gender ideology hypothesis
D. The maternal gatekeeping hypothesis
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 11-1: Evaluate factors that influence the gendered division of labor in the home.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Predictors of the Division of Domestic Labor
Difficulty Level: Medium