Chapter 13 Quiz

A  the leave should be taken all at once

B  it does not cover childbirth or parental leave

C  it does not require employees to notify the employer about the leave

D  the leave is unpaid

A  It is the process of segregating women based on their marital status.

B  It involves a lack of mentoring for women and providing them limited access to highly visible committees at the workplace.

C  It refers to the process of lowering the pay gap by encouraging women to join male dominated occupations.

D  It is the process of channeling women and men into different types of jobs.

A  Amy, who is a mother of two children, experiences a large pay gap compared to the single women at her office.

B  Donna received a biased job evaluation by Scott, her manager, who favors his male team members over her.

C  Patricia was not promoted to the position of a marketing manager because Anthony was more qualified for the position.

D  Timothy was not selected for a job because he did not have the relevant skills for it.

A  gender wage gap

B  discretionary income

C  gender neutrality

D  gender imbalance

A  Women are often not promoted because gender ideologies endorse breadwinning men and homemaking women.

B  Long working hours for couples in managerial jobs lower gender inequality by eliminating “separate spheres” at home and the workplace.

C  Research indicates that an increasing number of couples share equal amounts of paid work, housework, and child care.

D  Studies show that single women tend to be promoted more frequently than married women with children.

A  Research shows that societies are increasingly accepting the role of stay-at-home dads.

B  Men are more intimately involved with their kids than women.

C  Much of men’s identity comes from being a good provider.

D  Women are more likely than men to be concerned about losing their business skills while being a stay-at-home parent.

A  both spouses work outside the home

B  both spouses work in positions that require extensive training

C  a spouse participates in the other’s career behind the scenes

D  there is very little difference between the earnings of the two spouses

A  conflicted

B  copers

C  captives

D  commiteds

A  Beatrice invests equal amounts of time to her job and her children.

B  Jane feels that her being employed is detrimental to her children.

C  Kate is highly committed to her job.

D  Lora finds her job financially and emotionally gratifying.

A  Studies have shown that men become more responsible and efficient workers after marriage than when they were unmarried.

B  A large majority of married men are passed over for top managerial positions despite being well-qualified.

C  Women who have invested more time in their education have a greater commitment to their careers after marriage.

D  Married women who work for more than 45 hours per week are more likely to quit their jobs than those who are unmarried.

A  chronic homeless

B  financial homeless

C  economic homeless

D  transitory homeless

A  are in an extended, self-perpetuating cycle of poverty

B  have been homeless for a long period of time

C  are homeless because they suffer from mental illnesses

D  are newly displaced from homes because of financial problems

A  It indicates an income level that falls above the poverty line.

B  It refers to having the money to access food and shelter but not purchase luxury products.

C  It indicates having eenough money only to maintain an average standard of living.

D  It refers to not having enough money to afford the basic necessities of life.

A  discouraged workers

B  overmeployed workers

C  hidden workers

D  underemployed workers

A  underemployed worker

B  part-time worker

C  discouraged worker

D  overemployed worker

A  they make parents’ work schedules more predictable.

B  they reduce the possibility of a divorce.

C  they help rdeuce child care costs

D  they prevent arents from undertaking shift work

A  bourgeois class

B  welfare class

C  working poor

D  middle-class

A  tax breaks

B  flextime

C  pension

D  health insurance

A  inshoring

B  insourcing

C  deinsdustrialization

D  offshoring

A  It is also known as inshoring.

B  It has been accelerated by globalisation.

C  It refers to an increase in manufacturing activities.

D  It refers to companies spending more on people than on machines.