Chapter 13 Exam

A  decreased productivity

B  decreased absenteeism

C  lowered turnover

D  higher employee retention

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

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

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

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

A  They make parents’ work schedules more predictable.

B  They prevent parents from undertaking shift work.

C  They reduce the possibility of a divorce.

D  They help reduce child care costs.

A  decreases the likelihood of exhaustion

B  contributes to job turnover

C  increases the possibility of presenteeism

D  ensures that employees have fixed work hours

A  gender wage gap

B  gender imbalance

C  discretionary income

D  gender neutrality

A  Gina can return to a job with fewer responsibilities but with the same pay and benefits.

B  Gina can avail paid leave for 12 weeks.

C  Gina can depend on the supervisor’s good will for leave.

D  Gina can take leave from work without losing her job.

A  who spend a minimum of 15 weeks in the labor force

B  who earn wages that fall below the official poverty level

C  who work solely as white-collar workers

D  who earn high disposable income

A  both focus specifically on women who are mothers

B  both indicate the removal of traditional gender stereotypes

C  both focus on stay-at-home mothers

D  both refer to biases against women

A  bourgeois class

B  middle-class

C  working poor

D  welfare class

A  wages

B  real estate

C  bonds

D  stocks

A  ensures that employees have fixed work hours

B  contributes to job turnover

C  decreases the likelihood of exhaustion

D  increases the possibility of presenteeism

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

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

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

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  gender neutrality

B  discretionary income

C  gender imbalance

D  gender wage gap

A  help parents spend more time with their children

B  lower role overload for parents

C  allow women to play the role of kin keepers

D  raise the family’s standard of living

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

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

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  tax breaks

B  flextime

C  health insurance

D  pension

A  It indicates the increase of manufacturing jobs within a country.

B  It helps reduce a company’s costs in the home country.

C  It refers to the transfer of jobs within different states in a country.

D  It is restricted because of globalization.

A  contributions that employees of a company make to their society

B  environmentally sustainable initiatives that companies participate in

C  welfare activities that the government undertakes for people living in absolute poverty

D  favorable treatment that the government creates for businesses

A  are forced to become full-time homemakers because of the expectations of society

B  have high occupational aspirations

C  consider their careers more important than their families

D  remain in the labor force reluctantly

A  couples in which both the husband and wife are marketing professionals

B  a stay-at-home dad and a working wife

C  the President and the first lady

D  a stay-at-home wife and an entrepreneur husband