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Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families Cover Image
Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e
Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice

Work, Family Roles, and Material Resources

Multiple Choice

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1

According to Greenhaus and Beutell, graduate students who are married, especially those who are parents, have which two major forms of interrole conflict?
A)time-based conflicts; structural-based conflicts
B)time-based conflicts; strain-based conflicts
C)structural-based conflicts; personal role conflicts
D)personal role conflicts; time-based conflicts
2

Which of the following was NOT found by Draughn to be one of the four criteria used by men to judge their own job competence and satisfaction?
A)personal achievement
B)income achievement
C)earning more money than their wives
D)perceptions of wife and friends
3

Marital quality has which of two major components, according to Thomas, Albrecht, and White?
A)community embeddedness; satisfaction with wife's working
B)positive regard from spouse; optimal household composition
C)effectiveness of communication; amount of interaction
D)satisfaction with life-style; rewards from spousal interaction
4

A married woman's own conflict over the fact that she is working is an example of which source of role strain of working women?
A)individual source
B)family-related source
C)work-related source
D)societal-related source
5

The median income level of families in 1997 was almost:
A)$24,000
B)$39,000
C)$45,000
D)$51,000
6

Which is not a basic stipulation of TANF, the welfare reform enacted by Congress in 1996?
A)Recipients must work after five years on assistance.
B)Families who have received assistance for five years are ineligible for cash aid.
C)Recipients who are not working must participate in community service two months after they start receiving benefits
D)Recipients must participate in unsubsidized or subsidized employment, on-the-job training, community service, vocational training, or must provide child care for individuals participating in community service.
7

Overall, husbands in dual-career marriages tend to:
A)be secure, well-adjusted, and not threatened by their wives working
B)feel psychologically superior to their wives
C)be strongly competitive with their wives
D)feel threatened
8

Which is an example of personal role redefinition as identified by Greenhaus and Beutell?
A)hire assistance for domestic chores
B)reduce course load
C)limit volunteer efforts
D)reduce standards