Multiple Choice Quiz

Read each statement carefully and then select the best answer.

1		In the familial mode of production
			A)	the internal family economy was based on the husband's work, but not the wife's.
			B)	there was a clear division of labor in the tasks of men and women.
			C)	only women engaged in productive labor.
			D)	wives had as much power as husbands.
2		How did the rise of labor market mode of production impact the work of families?
			A)	Women changed from work with exchange value to work with primarily use value.
			B)	Men changed from work with exchange value to work with primarily use value.
			C)	Men became more focused on relationship-specific investments.
			D)	It increased women's ability to produce goods for the market.
3		Rates of married women in the labor force increased in the last half of the twentieth century due to
			A)	a decrease in the service sector of the economy.
			B)	an increase in male wages at all social classes.
			C)	women having fewer children.
			D)	lower divorce rates.
4		Which of the following groups of women are currently the most likely to be in the labor force?
			A)	women over age 50 with no children in the home
			B)	married women with infants
			C)	married women with children between 3 and 6 years
			D)	married women with children of school age (6-17) in the home
5		Which is true of the amount of time spent by husbands and wives in housework from the 1970s to the 1990s?
			A)	Both married men and women have increased their time spent in housework.
			B)	Both men and women have decreased their time in housework.
			C)	Women have increased their time; men have decreased.
			D)	Men have increased their time; women have decreased.
6		The concern that dual-earner families are performing too many tasks with conflicting demands is called
			A)	role overload.
			B)	relationship-specific investment.
			C)	spillover.
			D)	split-shift childcare.
7		What is a major difference between the labor force rates of women in the 1970s compared to the 1990s?
			A)	Women in the 1970s were more likely to be in the labor force their whole lives.
			B)	Women in the 1970s were more likely to leave the labor force when they had young children.
			C)	Women in the 1990s are less likely to be in the labor force if they have preschool kids.
			D)	Women in the 1990s exhibit more of the "double peak" of labor force participation.
8		The Burstein study on public policy showed that the increases in the type of work-family legislation sponsored in Congress in the most recent period were the _______ bills.
			A)	equal opportunity
			B)	work-family accommodation
			C)	separate spheres
9		The policy that allows workers to choose, within limits, the beginning and ending times of their workday is called
			A)	job sharing
			B)	flextime
			C)	cafeteria benefits
			D)	part-time work
10		Which is true of the responsive workplace?
			A)	It applies only to the work of women.
			B)	Corporate programs to assist families have no benefits to employers.
			C)	It would ideally be supported by government programs with the same goals.
			D)	Most workers take advantage of programs such as parental leave when they are available.