Ch12 The Family Work and Caregiving Test Questions & Answers

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1.  Which of the following is the most demanding period in the career cycle?

2.  What is most likely to happen when individuals are overstressed?

3.  For many years, Jake has supported his family as a miner. How does he probably feel now that he has been laid off?

4.  How many employees experience work-to-family interference as a serious problem, according to a large study of Canadians working for big companies, governments, or institutions?

5.  Which term refers to a situation where family and work roles or time demands interfere with each other?

6.  What can burnout lead to?

7.  Why is there is no national policy regarding daycare?

8.  Currently, who in the family is most likely to do most of the housework?

9.  What is the main reason overall family work hours have increased in the last few decades?

10.  Compared to heterosexual couples, what can be said of same-sex relationships?

11.  As a result of elder care responsibilities, who is most likely to cut back on work hours?

12.  What are the most common expenses incurred by caregivers?

13.  Which province does NOT pay maternity and paternal leaves through the Employment Insurance program?

14.  In recent years, there has been an increase in days taken off work to care for which of the following?

15.  How does job sharing differ from other part-time work?

16.  Which group has the highest work interference with family (WIF)?

17.  According to the text, many women are working a “double shift.” What does this mean?

18.  Which of the following is NOT considered when choosing eldercare?

19.  Jane feels torn between her job and her family. She feels she can do neither of them justice. According to the text, what is she probably a victim of?

20.  The virtual office or telecommuting appeals to which of the following people?

21.  What is the “career mystique”?

22.  Which statement best describes Lorraine, who is a perfectionist at work and whose husband expects her to keep the house spotless and take the children to numerous activities?

23.  Which of the following was a goal of the earliest daycare centres?

24.  What effect has technology had on housework?

25.  What is the Canada Child Benefit?

26.  Why might parents who work shifts, weekends, or irregular hours have difficulty with daycare?

27.  In 2014, what proportion of couples were dual-earners?

28.  Compared to traditional fathers, which statement best describes egalitarian fathers?

29.  Which of the following is NOT a component of work-family balance?

30.  Which term refers to the perception of being stressed or overwhelmed by the pressures of multiple family and work roles?

31.  Why do governments encourage “aging at home” policies?

32.  In 2014, what proportion of mothers with children under the age of three was in the paid labour force?

33.  In 2015, what proportion of women aged 15 and over in the paid labour force?

34.  Which term refers to a state of physical and emotional exhaustion as a result of prolonged stress from trying to live up to impossible goals?

35.  According to the text, what most often happens when individuals are burned out?

36.  Which province provides inexpensive daycare, or tax credits, to all children up to age 12?

37.  Which term refers to a job with long workdays and three or four days off in succession?

38.  What is one significant change in marital and partner roles since the first half of the last century?

39.  Between 1976 and 2016, what has been the trend in the average workweek for individual Canadians?

40.  What happened after Quebec introduced its Early Childhood Education and Care Policy in 2000?

41.  Which term refers to a self-defined state of well-being that recognizes the inter-relatedness of work life and life apart from work?

42.  When are families more likely to hire outside help?

43.  How long is maternity and parental leave paid through the federal Employment Insurance fund?

44.  Which province has the highest proportion of parents using childcare?

45.  Which province had the highest childcare fees in 2014?

46.  Because Janus and Inez both work, they need to find daycare for their three-year-old daughter. Which problem do they likely face, along with many other parents?

47.  According to the text, what most often happens when individuals are under extreme stress?

48.  Julie feels torn between her job and her family. What is most likely to happen?

49.  Daycare centres were established in response to problems experienced by a specific group. Which group was experiencing these problems?

50.  Which stage is generally considered to be the most stressful in the family life cycle?

51.  What do individuals experience when expectations from roles at home and work become so great that one or more become difficult to manage?

52.  What is meant by “intensive mothering”?

53.  In 2014, childcare spaces were available for what percent of Canadian children 0 to 12 years old?

54.  Which term describes the burdens in caregivers’ day-to-day lives that can be attributed to the need to provide care or assistance to someone else?

55.  What type of daycare is provided by someone other than the parents or immediate family members?

56.  Which of the following is probably one’s first response to job loss?

57.  In general, which factor helps a couple manage a commuter relationship better?

58.  Which term refers to a policy used to manage both work and family responsibilities that allows full-time employees to determine when they arrive at and when they leave work, providing they work a certain number of hours?

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.

59.   ________________ refers to the physical, emotional, and financial stresses associated with caring for a dependant.

60.  An arrangement in which full-time employees can determine when they arrive at and when they leave work is referred to as ____________________.

61.  Some couples address the career issue by choosing a(n) __________ marriage, where they live in different cities or even different countries.

62.  Several studies have found that the more ____________________ the workplace was, the less strain there was in juggling work and family roles.

63.  ____________________ is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion resulting from prolonged stress from trying to live up to impossible goals.

64.  ______________ is the perception of being stressed or overwhelmed by the pressures of multiple family and work roles.

65.  A(n) ____________________ refers to a job with long hours, in which work is concentrated into three or four days, allowing for several days in succession off work.

66.  _____________ is a situation where family and work roles or time demands interfere with each other.

67.  _______________ is a self-defined state of well-being that recognizes the inter-relatedness of work life and life apart from work.

68.  ____________________ involves working outside the office using a computer and telecommunications technology.

69.  _____________ is defined as a form of conflict in which work and family demands are mutually incompatible, so that meeting demands in one domain makes it difficult to meet demands in the other.

70.  Define “burnout” and describe its effects on the individual.

71.  Describe the trends in women employed outside the home.

72.  Explain the difference between regulated and unregulated childcare.

73.  Briefly indicate the impact of technology on housework.

74.  Define “caregiver strain” and describe its effects on the individual.

75.  Briefly describe the stress placed on families by social expectations.

76.  Explain why there is no national policy for daycare in Canada.

77.  Explain why employers, under the Canadian Human Rights Act, may be obligated to accommodate employees so they can fulfill both work and caregiving responsibilities.

78.  List problems shift workers experience with childcare.

79.  Identify the four pillars of childcare in Canada.

80.  Explain the terms “role spillover” and “role overload.”

81.  What are common reactions to job loss?

82.  Describe the impact of “burnout” on families.

83.  Describe the four pillars of childcare in Canada.

84.  Trace the development of the childcare system in Canada.

85.  Discuss the ways in which work and family responsibilities affect each other. Give examples.

86.  Discuss some of the issues around eldercare.

87.  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the four types of flexible work arrangements.

88.  Mike and Holly are struggling with the demands of work and family. Discuss some options they might have for reducing stress.