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Both men and women do far more housework these days than in 1965.

A) True
B) False

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Paid care is more common for children in _____  families.


A) working class
B) higher-income
C) larger
D) none of these

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Heterosexual men are the primary breadwinners in about ______ percent of relationships.


A) 10
B) 25
C) 40
D) 75

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Compared with parents in the past, today's parents spend _____ with their children.


A) about the same amount of time
B) as much or more time
C) far less time
D) significantly more time

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Generally, lesbian couples' division of labor is _____ than that of gay male couples.


A) less systematic
B) more egalitarian
C) less egalitarian
D) more difficult to measure

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Joanne's mother is 90 years old, disabled, and in need of assistance with daily living activities. Recently, Joanne and her husband suggested that Joanne's mother move in with them. This situation is an example of what the text refers to as


A) elder care.
B) family care.
C) aged dependency.
D) infirmity.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The traditionally expected American career path has required giving priority to one's profession while making family secondary.

A) True
B) False

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Using credit rather than paying cash is one way families can address the stress of having inadequate economic resources.

A) True
B) False

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In 2011, couples dedicated approximately ____ hours weekly to housework.


A) 21
B) 28
C) 45
D) 52

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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There are essentially three types of nonrelative child care. Which of the following is NOT one of these?


A) in-home caregiver (or nanny)
B) family child care
C) babysitting
D) center care

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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The labor force emerged during the


A) Middle Ages.
B) Colonial Period.
C) Industrial Revolution.
D) Great Depression.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Over 30 percent of children age twelve to fourteen whose mothers are employed full time are in self-care-without adult supervision-for an average of seven hours a week.

A) True
B) False

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The pronounced tendency for men and women to be employed in different types of jobs is termed


A) gender inconsistency.
B) occupational segregation.
C) work sexism.
D) occupational socialization.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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__________ involve(s) the necessary tasks of attending to both the emotional needs of all family members and the practical needs of dependent members, as well as maintaining the family domicile.


A) The second shift
B) Unpaid family work
C) Domestic chores
D) The good provider role

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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In 2010, about __________ percent of wives with children between ages 6 and 17 earned wages.


A) 10
B) 25
C) 50
D) 75

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Brad and Janet have been married for 10 years. Janet is a prosecuting attorney. Brad stays home to care for the house and family. The text would identify Brad as a


A) good provider.
B) role-reversed father.
C) social father.
D) stay-at-home father.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The vast majority of two-paycheck marriages can be classified as dual-career.

A) True
B) False

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Many traditional men view a wife's earning more than they do as a


A) treat.
B) sin.
C) threat.
D) benefit.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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_____ is organizing family activities and caring for kin.

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The __________ family is one in which a traditional division of labor is the ideal. This family model is often associated with evangelical Christianity, as well as Orthodox Judaism, traditional Catholicism, and Mormonism.


A) strictly religious
B) ritualistic
C) neotraditional
D) gender specific

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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