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Chapter 13: Money, Work, and Relationships

Multiple Choice

1. The majority of U.S. men and women revealed what about money and potential romantic partners?

a. Money does not play a role in choosing a partner.

b. Money is more important than love in choosing a partner.

c. Potential partners must have steady incomes.

d. Potential partners must be wealthy.

Learning Objective: 13.1: Discuss how money affects relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Money and Relationships

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. When it comes to money and serious relationships, it is important that couples ______.

a. be financially compatible

b. have equal amounts of debt

c. be independently wealthy

d. have equal amounts of wealth

Learning Objective: 13.1: Discuss how money affects relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Money and Relationships

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Which of the following is true about people in relationships who make more money than their partners?

a. They avoid getting married.

b. They demonstrate more aggression.

c. They have more power.

d. They seek more affirmation.

Learning Objective: 13.1: Discuss how money affects relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Money as Power in a Couple’s Relationship

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Our society equates expensive gifts and big diamond engagement rings for a romantic partner with ______.

a. ostentatiousness

b. deeper love

c. male dominance

d. fleeting love

Learning Objective: 13.1: Discuss how money affects relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Money as Power in a Couple’s Relationship

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Struggling households falling below federal poverty guidelines may be eligible to receive what type of federal assistance?

a. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

b. Social Security

c. FAMILY Act

d. Medicare

Learning Objective: 13.1: Discuss how money affects relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Money as Power in a Couple’s Relationship

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. In a serious romantic relationship, what is a lower income associated with?

a. greater satisfaction

b. deeper love

c. more stress and conflict

d. childlessness

Learning Objective: 13.1: Discuss how money affects relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Effect of Money on Personal Well-being

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. A couple’s relationship in our society is organized around their ______.

a. extended family

b. children

c. religion

d. jobs

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Work, Relationships, and Families

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. What is a characteristic of a commuter marriage?

a. couples living apart

b. primarily face-to-face communication

c. primary/secondary career marriages

d. little time for childcare

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Dual-career Marriages

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. For couples with two incomes and two young children, “checking in” means ______.

a. maintaining a career-centered relationship

b. keeping all financial information accessible to both

c. spending quality time together

d. planning for the family to vacation together

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Basic Rules for Managing One's Work Life to Have a Successful Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. The optimum use of “we-talk” in reference to work-family stress implies that a ______.

a. couple needs to reassess their work-life balance

b. couple is working together as a unit

c. wife is satisfying her husband’s needs

d. husband is satisfying his wife’s needs

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: “We-Talk” and Effect on Work and Marital Satisfaction

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Karen is a physician and her husband is a high school teacher. They pay a housekeeper to clean their home and a landscaping service to maintain the yard. What kind of dual-career couple are they?

a. primary/secondary career

b. same career

c. traditional career

d. primary/primary career

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Types of Dual-Career Marriages

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Under what circumstances are marriages in which both partners are employed more vulnerable to divorce than one-income marriages?

a. if one partner earns more than the other

b. if one partner is unhappy

c. if both partners are ambitious

d. if both partners want children

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Effects of Both Partners’ Employment on the Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. What are the expectations for working women who are also parents in traditional heterosexual marriages?

a. Women will relinquish any work in order to get pregnant and have a child.

b. Women will work at rewarding careers to set examples for their children.

c. Women will work part-time and give priority to the children.

d. Women will work full-time to provide top opportunities for their children.

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Parents and Work

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. About ______ of U.S. wives are in the labor force.

a. one-fourth

b. one-third

c. one-half

d. three-fourths

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Parents and Work

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. Florian’s research found that motherhood reduced full-time employment most for which group?

a. elderly women

b. White women

c. Black women

d. Hispanic women

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Parents and Work

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. Across socioeconomic status, maternal age, or job quality, working mothers of children under age 8 experience ______.

a. family guilt

b. low job satisfaction

c. high job satisfaction

d. stress

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Effects of the Mother’s Employment on the Mother

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. Who most often works the “second shift”?

a. women in demanding careers

b. employed women who are parents

c. men in demanding careers

d. employed men who are parents

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Effects of the Mother’s Employment on the Mother

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. Emilee is a nurse on a critical care unit at the hospital. When her replacement failed to show up one shift, Emilee stayed because her patients’ lives were at risk, but she had to beg her neighbor to relieve the babysitter until she could get home. Emilee is experiencing role ______.

a. overload

b. reversal

c. conflict

d. strain

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Effects of the Mother’s Employment on the Mother

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. According to a Gallup State of the American workforce study, about 42% of Americans work ______.

a. second jobs

b. in the gig economy

c. alone

d. remotely

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Working from Home

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. A father who drives for Uber on the weekends to earn extra money is taking part in ______.

a. job-sharing

b. the gig economy

c. telework

d. the third shift

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Gig Economy and Sharing Economy Jobs

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. Which of the following is included in the egalitarian model of parenting?

a. equal involvement of both partners in child rearing

b. primary involvement of mothers in child rearing

c. primary involvement of fathers in child rearing

d. limited involvement of parents in child rearing

Learning Objective: 13.3: Identify the effect of parental employment on children.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Work and Family: Effects on Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

22. Fathers who ______ report more involvement with their infants and young children.

a. take paternity leave

b. earn more money

c. are least educated

d. prefer traditional marriages

Learning Objective: 13.3: Identify the effect of parental employment on children.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Effects of the Father’s Employment on Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. About how many U.S. children ages 5 to 14 years care for themselves for several hours a week on a regular basis?

a. 6 million

b. 12 million

c. 22 million

d. 42 million

Learning Objective: 13.3: Identify the effect of parental employment on children.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Latchkey Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. What assurances does child care licensing provide for working parents?

a. The care facility follows basic safety and health criteria.

b. The care facility employs warm and engaging caregivers.

c. The care facility provides high-quality care.

d. The care facility supports children's physical, cognitive, and social emotional growth.

Learning Objective: 13.3: Identify the effect of parental employment on children.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Quality of Child Care

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. The Head Start program is a federally funded early school readiness program for ______.

a. all children

b. non-English speaking children

c. low-income children

d. children of government employees

Learning Objective: 13.3: Identify the effect of parental employment on children.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Cost of Child Care

Difficulty Level: Easy

26. The average cost of center-based infant child care in the U.S. exceeds ______ percent of millennial median income.

a. 5

b. 10

c. 25

d. 45

Learning Objective: 13.3: Identify the effect of parental employment on children.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Cost of Child Care

Difficulty Level: Medium

27. Balestra and colleagues’ (2018) assessment of the Better Life Index found that women were more concerned with ______ while men were more concerned with ______.

a. career issues; family issues

b. material issues; career issues

c. financial issues; quality of life issues

d. quality of life issues; material issues

Learning Objective: 13.4: Review the various strategies of balancing work and family life.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Balancing Work and Family Life

Difficulty Level: Easy

28. Jeannette owns a small wedding consulting business. More and more often, brides have been calling or texting at any time of day or night, usually with minor issues. Jeannette feels she cannot be away from her phone without losing business, but she hates missing out on family time. Jeannette’s concerns are an example of ______.

a. reframing

b. the spillover effect

c. quality time issues

d. the superperson strategy

Learning Objective: 13.4: Review the various strategies of balancing work and family life.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Balancing Work and Family Life

Difficulty Level: Medium

29. The terms superwoman or supermom may function as a cultural cover-up for ______.

a. overworked women

b. helicopter parents

c. traditional homemakers

d. overachieving mothers

Learning Objective: 13.4: Review the various strategies of balancing work and family life.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Adopting a Superperson Strategy

Difficulty Level: Easy

30. Although they are always tired and have limited family time, Evie and Frank both enjoy the benefits their jobs bring. They believe that working hard now allows them to save for their children’s future. This couple deals with role overload by ______.

a. working “third shift”

b. delegating responsibility

c. using time management

d. reframing

Learning Objective: 13.4: Review the various strategies of balancing work and family life.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Cognitive Restructuring and Reframing

Difficulty Level: Medium

31. Ordering groceries online from Amazon or using Blue Apron to deliver pre-planned meals to your doorstep are examples of which work/life balancing strategy?

a. delegating responsibility

b. time management

c. cognitive restructuring

d. role compartmentalization

Learning Objective: 13.4: Review the various strategies of balancing work and family life.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Delegating Responsibility

Difficulty Level: Medium

32. Which parents are using time management to help cope with conflicts between work and family life?

a. Angel’s mom comes over three afternoons a week to watch the kids after school.

b. Sheila skips lunch most days so that she can leave work early to start dinner.

c. Devonta works nights and Ty works days to avoid leaving their baby in daycare.

d. Blaise and Rudi work hard to save up for a larger home after they adopt a child.

Learning Objective: 13.4: Review the various strategies of balancing work and family life.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Using Time Management

Difficulty Level: Medium

33. As Peter’s company offers paid paternity leave, he takes advantage of the opportunity to bond with his new baby and adjust to becoming a father. What strategy is Peter using to reduce role strain?

a. reframing

b. delegating responsibility

c. role compartmentalization

d. time management

Learning Objective: 13.4: Review the various strategies of balancing work and family life.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Engaging in Role Compartmentalization

Difficulty Level: Medium

34. Engaging in leisure means taking part in activities that are ______.

a. satisfying and enjoyable

b. free or low-cost

c. slow-moving and low-key

d. related to self-improvement

Learning Objective: 13.5: Identify strategies for balancing work and leisure time.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Balancing Work and Leisure Time

Difficulty Level: Easy

35. How does the core family leisure pattern benefit families?

a. by enhancing family adaptability

b. by promoting family cohesiveness

c. by providing novel experiences

d. by teaching unusual skills

Learning Objective: 13.5: Identify strategies for balancing work and leisure time.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Functions of Leisure

Difficulty Level: Easy

36. High amounts of socially isolated leisure are often associated with ______.

a. the core family leisure pattern

b. the family balance leisure pattern

c. single motherhood

d. single fatherhood

Learning Objective: 13.5: Identify strategies for balancing work and leisure time.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Individual and Relationship Problems Related to Leisure

Difficulty Level: Easy

37. What is often a barrier to family leisure activities, especially for vacations and travel?

a. social isolation

b. conflict

c. cost

d. danger

Learning Objective: 13.5: Identify strategies for balancing work and leisure time.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Individual and Relationship Problems Related to Leisure

Difficulty Level: Easy

38. Greater use of technology during leisure time reflects ______.

a. lower relationship commitment

b. higher family commitment

c. less work stress

d. greater work-life balance

Learning Objective: 13.5: Identify strategies for balancing work and leisure time.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Intrusive Technology

Difficulty Level: Easy

39. What trend is likely to continue in workplaces across the United States?

a. The number of men working outside the home will increase.

b. The number of women working outside the home will decrease.

c. Employees will receive increased benefits.

d. Employees will be asked to work longer hours.

Learning Objective: 13.6: Discuss the future of the effect of work on family life.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Future of Work and Family Life

Difficulty Level: Medium

40. In the future, what attitude shift can men expect regarding their work/family balance?

a. greater pressure to become the sole family breadwinner

b. greater acceptance of men who do not work outside the home

c. decreased workplace influence to do more

d. decreased interest in enjoying family life

Learning Objective: 13.6: Discuss the future of the effect of work on family life.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Future of Work and Family Life

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Money affects who we choose as a romantic partner.

Learning Objective: 13.1: Discuss how money affects relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Money and Relationships

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Research shows no relationship between the husband's income and the wife's happiness.

Learning Objective: 13.1: Discuss how money affects relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Effect of Money on Personal Well-being

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. The family flexibility of a future STEM career concerns both men and women.

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Work, Relationships, and Families

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. There is a continuing trend in viewing traditional marriage relationships as the ideal.

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Types of Dual-Career Marriages

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Children of happy working mothers benefit from their high life satisfaction.

Learning Objective: 13.3: Identify the effect of parental employment on children.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Effects of the Mother’s Employment on Children

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. White children are more likely than Hispanic children to be placed in relative or informal care by employed mothers.

Learning Objective: 13.3: Identify the effect of parental employment on children.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Child Care Considerations

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Research shows that flexible work hours are associated with higher job satisfaction.

Learning Objective: 13.4: Review the various strategies of balancing work and family life.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Using Time Management

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Fathers are likelier than mothers to enjoy their own personal leisure time, according to research.

Learning Objective: 13.5: Identify strategies for balancing work and leisure time.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Balancing Work and Leisure Time

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. One benefit of participating in leisure activities is relieving work-related stress.

Learning Objective: 13.5: Identify strategies for balancing work and leisure time.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Functions of Leisure

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Greater gender equality in the home has not yet affected the workplace.

Learning Objective: 13.6: Discuss the future of the effect of work on family life.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Future of Work and Family Life

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. Imagine that you meet a potential marital partner, but find out that he or she has never held a stable job and does not intend to. How might this affect your relationship? Does it change how you view this individual?

Learning Objective: 13.1: Discuss how money affects relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Money and Relationships

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Describe your ideal work situation in terms of its hours, location, and benefits. How would this work situation support a successful dual-career relationship?

Learning Objective: 13.2: Summarize how employment impacts relationships, marriages, and families.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Work, Relationships, and Families | Types of Dual-Career Marriages

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. Discuss some effective strategies for balancing work and family life. Which strategy would be most effective for you? Why?

Learning Objective: 13.4: Review the various strategies of balancing work and family life.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Balancing Work and Family Life

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. What are the proven benefits of leisure for couples and for families? What are some issues with the concept of leisure?

Learning Objective: 13.5: Identify strategies for balancing work and leisure time.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Balancing Work and Leisure Time | Functions of Leisure

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Can using technology detract from your marital/romantic relationships? How?

Learning Objective: 13.5: Identify strategies for balancing work and leisure time.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Intrusive Technology

Difficulty Level: Hard