Chapter 13 Quiz

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

B  it does not cover childbirth or parental leave

C  the leave should be taken all at once

D  the leave is unpaid

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  gender neutrality

B  gender imbalance

C  discretionary income

D  gender wage gap

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

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

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  Men are more intimately involved with their kids than women.

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

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 in positions that require extensive training

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

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

D  both spouses work outside the home

A  copers

B  captives

C  conflicted

D  commiteds

A  Kate is highly committed to her job.

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

C  Lora finds her job financially and emotionally gratifying.

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

A  Married women who work for more than 45 hours per week are more likely to quit their jobs than those who are 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  Studies have shown that men become more responsible and efficient workers after marriage than when they were unmarried.

A  transitory homeless

B  financial homeless

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

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

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

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

A  discouraged workers

B  hidden workers

C  overmeployed workers

D  underemployed workers

A  underemployed worker

B  part-time worker

C  discouraged worker

D  overemployed worker

A  they help rdeuce child care costs

B  they make parents’ work schedules more predictable.

C  they reduce the possibility of a divorce.

D  they prevent arents from undertaking shift work

A  middle-class

B  welfare class

C  working poor

D  bourgeois class

A  pension

B  flextime

C  tax breaks

D  health insurance

A  insourcing

B  offshoring

C  deinsdustrialization

D  inshoring

A  It has been accelerated by globalisation.

B  It refers to an increase in manufacturing activities.

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

D  It is also known as inshoring.