Chapter 13 Quiz

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

B  It has been accelerated by globalization.

C  It refers to an increase in manufacturing activities.

D  It is also known as inshoring.

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

B  the leave is unpaid

C  the leave should be taken all at once

D  it does not cover childbirth or parental leave

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  gender wage gap

B  gender imbalance

C  discretionary income

D  gender neutrality

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

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

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

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

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

B  both spouses work in positions that require extensive training

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

D  both spouses work outside the home

A  Conflicteds

B  Commiteds

C  Copers

D  Captives

A  Lora finds her job financially and emotionally gratifying.

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

C  Kate is highly committed to her job.

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

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

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

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

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  transitory homeless

B  financial homeless

C  economic homeless

D  chronic homeless

A  have been homeless for a long period of time

B  are homeless because they suffer from mental illnesses

C  are newly displaced from homes because of financial problems

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

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

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

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

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

A  Overemployed workers

B  Hidden workers

C  Underemployed workers

D  Discouraged workers

A  part-time worker

B  discouraged worker

C  underemployed worker

D  overemployed worker

A  They help reduce child care costs.

B  They prevent parents from undertaking shift work.

C  They reduce the possibility of a divorce.

D  They make parents’ work schedules more predictable.

A  middle-class

B  bourgeois class

C  welfare class

D  working poor

A  tax breaks

B  pension

C  health insurance

D  flextime

A  inshoring

B  insourcing

C  deindustrialization

D  offshoring

A  it does not cover childbirth or parental leave

B  the leave should be taken all at once

C  the leave is unpaid

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

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

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

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

A  gender wage gap

B  gender imbalance

C  discretionary income

D  gender neutrality

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B  both spouses work outside the home

C  both spouses work in positions that require extensive training

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

A  Copers

B  Conflicteds

C  Commiteds

D  Captives

A  Lora finds her job financially and emotionally gratifying.

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

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

D  Kate is highly committed to her job.

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

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

A  transitory homeless

B  economic homeless

C  financial homeless

D  chronic homeless

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

B  are newly displaced from homes because of financial problems

C  are homeless because they suffer from mental illnesses

D  have been homeless for a long period of time

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

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

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

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

A  Hidden workers

B  Overemployed workers

C  Discouraged workers

D  Underemployed workers

A  discouraged worker

B  part-time worker

C  overemployed worker

D  underemployed worker

A  They make parents’ work schedules more predictable.

B  They help reduce child care costs.

C  They prevent parents from undertaking shift work.

D  They reduce the possibility of a divorce.

A  middle-class

B  working poor

C  bourgeois class

D  welfare class

A  tax breaks

B  pension

C  flextime

D  health insurance

A  insourcing

B  deindustrialization

C  offshoring

D  inshoring