chapter 7 ad roles financial lit review

Which of the following is an example of a contemporary dating and marriage pattern? The mother is responsible for child care and housework. The woman keeps her maiden name after marriage. The husband's friends become the couple's friends. The husband's work is the priority.

The woman keeps her maiden name after marriage.

Which of the following statements is true about gender-role stereotypes? a. They affect psychological development from birth onward. b. They ensure that all genetic males possess the qualities that a particular society deems to be masculine. c. They create equality between the sexes. d. They are a thing of the past in the United States.

They affect psychological development from birth onward.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce (2011), which of the following statements is true about men and women? a. Women are less likely than men to get both graduate and undergraduate degrees. b. Women are more likely to be living in poverty than men. c. Men are less likely these days to opt for staying home and caring for children than in the past. d. Men are more likely than women to use health care for both health conditions as well as preventative care.

Women are more likely to be living in poverty than men.

According to critics, the theory of family put forward by Talcott Parsons _____. ignored the potential problems of its view stereotyped men and women mistakenly assumed the traditional family was universal All of these answers are correct.

all of these answers are correct

Emotion work, a recent concept realized by Erickson, includes _____. listening closely to one's partner offering encouragement showing appreciation All of these answers are correct.

all of these answers are correct

Nadia believes that as children's thinking about gender develops so does their knowledge about gender stereotypes and values. She most likely has adopted the perspective of: social learning theory. cognitive development theory. family systems theory. the feminist framework.

cognitive development theory

Which theory links gender-role development to the maturation of a child's thinking processes? social learning theory cognitive development theory family systems theory the feminist framework

cognitive development theory

Which of the following ethnic groups have the highest family income? Latinos African Americans Asian Americans American Indians

Asian Americans

Which of the following characteristics is traditionally associated with masculinity? a. dependency b. passivity c. dominance d. emotionality

dominance

Which of the following is an example of a traditional dating and marriage pattern? Children are conceived after marriage. Premarital sex is expected. Both partners share child care. Both partners initiate sex.

Children are conceived after marriage.

Which of the following statements regarding gender-role development is NOT supported by social learning theory? Children see variations from the traditional ideal as failures. Children dichotomize the world as female versus male. Children hold flexible views of appropriate gender-role behavior that become more rigid in adulthood. Children desire to match their characteristics with gender-role standards they learn.

Children hold flexible views of appropriate gender-role behavior that become more rigid in adulthood.

Which of the following statements is true of family power? Power is static, residing primarily in one person. Power is a personal characteristic. Power creates reciprocal causation. Power is perceived similarly by each family member.

Power creates reciprocal causation.

Although most research on marriages relating to gender has focused on housework and care of children, recent research has conceptualized _____ in families. mental work division of labor emotion work marital satisfaction

emotion work

In the context of the distribution of family work by gender, research indicates that: perceptions of fairness regarding the division of household responsibilities are a more likely predictor of actual behavior than marital discord. husbands still do almost two-thirds of the work compared to wives. fathers spend twice as much time caring for their children as mothers. even though fathers spend more time with children today than in the past, they still are often seen as "helpers" in providing care for their children.

even though fathers spend more time with children today than in the past, they still are often seen as "helpers" in providing care for their children.

Gender roles are: a. expectations about people's attitudes and behaviors based on whether they are female or male. b. the sense of being male or female and what that means to one's society. c. the same thing as gender stereotypes. d. the gender-linked constellation of traits commonly associated with women or men.

expectations about people's attitudes and behaviors based on whether they are female or male.

Gender-role behaviors are more distinct today than they were in the past. t/f

f

Gender-role stereotypes are an individual's sense of being male or female. t/f

f

Which of the following theories suggests that one's individual gender roles are difficult to change unless other family members also change? social learning theory cognitive development theory family systems theory the feminist framework

family systems theory

Which of the following terms refers to how family demands affect work performance? time-based demands strain-based demands family-to-work influence None of these answers is correct.

family-to-work influence

Marcus is sensitive, good at art and literature, and passive. These are characteristics associated with _____. a. masculinity b. femininity c. androgyny d. an undifferentiated type

femininity

_____ is defined as a gender-linked constellation of personality traits and behavioral patterns traditionally associated with females in a society.

femininity

Mariposa pays attention to what it means in her culture to be a girl and embraces these things as activities, objects, and behaviors that are "for her." This indicates that she is developing a healthy _____. a. gender role b. gender identity c. same-sex schema d. sex-role stereotype

gender identity

_____ is defined as a person's internal sense of being female or male, which is expressed in personality and behavior. a. Gender role b. Gender identity c. Same-sex schema d. Sex-role stereotype

gender identity

The traditional view of gender roles: Multiple Choice assumed females had more desirable traits than males. suggested sensitivity and emotionality were important for males as well as females. grew out of a male-oriented culture. assumed females had more desirable traits and suggested sensitivity and emotionality were important for males as well as females.

grew out of a male-oriented culture.

In the traditional view, society required that men be _____ and women be _____. expressive; instrumental structural; instrumental instrumental; expressive structural; expressive

instrumental; expressive

In the context of the work-family interface, which of the following is an example of a strain-based demand? job insecurity extensive travel extra work hours shift-based work

job insecurity

Which of the following is an example of an instrumental function? making major financial decisions teaching children how to get along solving family conflicts rocking a crying infant

making major financial decisions

_____ is defined as a gender-linked constellation of personality traits and behavioral patterns traditionally associated with males in a society.

masculinity

The nationwide survey that focused on the strengths of happily married couples revealed that more happy couples than unhappy couples divided household tasks on the basis of _____. a. traditional tasks of males and of females b. personal preferences of the spouses c. the amount of time spent in the home d. personal convenience

personal preferences of the spouses

Which of the following is NOT congruent with the feminist framework? rejecting traditional masculine characteristics striving to change the conditions of women being sensitive to other oppressed people documenting the contributions women have made to the world

rejecting traditional masculine characteristics

Which of the following is NOT traditionally associated with masculinity? a. independence b. sensitivity c. aggressiveness d. a predisposition for math and science

sensitivity

In the context of theories about gender roles, the _____ is concerned with how individuals learn the behavior patterns considered appropriate for their sex. cognitive development theory family systems theory feminist framework social learning theory

social learning theory

Which theory about gender-role development is concerned with observing how people reinforce each other's gender-related behavior? social learning theory cognitive development theory family systems theory the feminist framework

social learning theory

An example of the double standard in gender roles is: a woman who succeeds in business when a male peer does not. a couple consisting of a liberated woman and a traditional man. society's greater acceptance of male sexual freedom than female sexual freedom. women claiming more freedom for themselves.

society's greater acceptance of male sexual freedom than female sexual freedom.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce (2011), women's wages have increased over time, but women still earn only 80 percent of what men earn. t/f

t

Because people today may be caring for aging parents as well as their own children and because there are more types of families than in previous years, the work and family relationship is even more complex. t/f

t

Family power is defined as the ability of one individual to change the behavior of the other family members. t/f

t

Gender identity is a sense of being male or female and what that means in one's society. t/f

t

The author determined that emotion work is a gender issue that looks different to men and women. t/f

t

Time-based demands focus on the idea that time at work means less time for family life. t/f

t

Which theory challenges traditional gender-role patterns? social learning theory cognitive development theory family systems theory the feminist framework

the feminist framework