Full Test Bank Chapter 9 Work Inside And Outside The Home

Chapter 9

Work Inside and Outside the Home

1. True/False Arlie Hochschild’s notion of the “second shift” reflects the 70-30 split in terms of household labor.
2. True/False Scholars call jobs performed by gays and lesbians “pink collar” jobs.
3. True/False Cross-national comparisons about the gender division of household labor show Russian men doing the most hours of housework per week.
4. True/False Occupational segregation by gender implies the same concept as vertical segregation.
5. True/False Although women do more household labor than men, the latter seem to be better than women at multitasking.
6. True/False In 2014 women made up about four fifths of the graduating class of physicians.
7. True/False Female attorneys tend to be in different specialties from male colleagues, which is an example of vertical segregation.
8. True/False Affirmative action policies are initiated to increase the numbers of people in certain occupations from a similarly qualified pool.
9. True/False The kind of sexual harassment where sexual favors are required for employment or promotion is an example of hostile work environment.
10. True/False Comparable worth legislation is designed to help provide employment opportunities to help women transition off welfare.
11. True/False Only 10% of working women are employed in precision production, craft and repair occupations.
12. True/False Although there are numerous administrative regulations, currently there is no time limit on Title VII violation claims.
13. True/False Women do 2/3 of the world’s work but receive only 5% of the world’s income.
14. True/False The Family and Medical Leave Act protects workers by making provisions for protection of employment and paid leave as a result of caring for a sick family member, and/or the birth or adoption of a child.
15. True/False The Age Discrimination Act is specifically set up to in order to protect individuals who are 65 years of age and older.
16. True/False The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1965.
17. True/False Although top U.S. CEOs make a lot of money, their compensation tends to be slightly lower than comparable European CEOs.
18. True/False 45 states in the U.S. prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex and gender identity in the employment sector.
19. True/False New York has a Domestic Bill of Rights that gives nannies, housekeepers, and household cooks the same protections as other workers.
20. Chapter 9 explains that women perform about what proportion of household labor?

a. Half

b. Two thirds

c. Three quarters

d. Seven eights

21. Oberlin Collegial Institute, the first women’s college in the U.S., was founded in

a. 1833

b. 1854

c. 1904

c. 1923

22. The “cult of true womanhood” included prescriptions for femininity that included

a. Piety

b. Domesticity

c. Purity

d. Both (a) and b)

d. Both (b) and (c)

e. All of the above

f. None of the above

23. An important legislative gain concerning women’s employment passed in 1963 was

a. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

b. The Equal Right’s Amendment

c. The Equal Pay Act

d. Roe v. Wade

24. The 1993 Supreme Court ruling on sexual harassment said

a. Sexual harassment was illegal and women had rights to sue

b. Women could sue for damages from employers

c. Women did not have to prove they suffered harm

d. Greater penalties should be given for sexual harassment

25. One average, women generally earn approximately what percentage of men’s median salaries?

a. 65%

b. 68%

c. 70%

d. 85%

26. Latinas earn approximately what percentage of white men’s median salaries?

a. 62%

b. 59%

c. 64%

d. 72%

27. What percentage of Fortune 500 companies have women presidents or CEOs?

a. 12

b. 5

c. 25

d. 30

26. A woman is offered a prestigious job in a failing corporation. This is an example of

a. Glass ceiling

b. Glass precipice

c. Glass escalator

d. All of the above

27. When males in the family perform masculine tasks and women perform feminine tasks, this is an example of

a. Gendered division of labor

b. Androgynous division of labor

c. Sexualized division of labor

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

28. Capitalism is an economic system where ____________ is created from the labor of workers. Fill in the blank by marking the correct choice below.

a. Investment surplus

b. Equity value

c. Accumulation surplus

d. Surplus value

29. Several features stand out in terms of the changing nature of the U.S. economy. These include

a. New technologies

b. Increased service sector work

c. Increased benefits to workers

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (a) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

Reading 57 “A Brief History of Working Women” Sharlene N. Hesse-Biber and Gregg Lee Carter

1. True/False The social codes of early America excluded women from much paid labor.
2. True/False By 1900 about 1 in 5 females aged 10 years and over was a paid employee.
3. True/False The rise of industrialization helped integrate work and family.
4. True/False The increase in women workers as a result of World War I produced important lasting changes for women’s labor force participation.
5. What was the name of the former slave and abolitionist activist who declared “ain’t I a woman?”

a. Sojourner Truth

b. Harriet Tubman

c. Fannie Lou Hamer

d. Angela Davis

6. Who coined the term “the feminine mystique” and used it for the title of her book?

a. Simone de Beauvoir

b. Gloria Steinem

c. Audre Lorde

d. Betty Friedan

7. What kind of work was the province of African American women in the early twentieth century?

a. Factory

b. Clerical

c. Domestic

d. Sales and retail

8. Generally, Native American women in preindustrial society tended to

a. Hunt

b. Engage in agricultural labor

c. Focus primarily on raising children

d. Engage in primarily domestic tasks

9. What was the important change after World War II in terms of women’s patterns of labor force participation?

a. Increase in number of women of color working in white collar work

b. Increase in numbers of women working past retirement age

c. Increase in numbers of married women working outside the home

d. Both (a) and (b)

e. Both (b) and (c)

f. All of the above

g. None of the above

Reading 58 “Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking” Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, Hannah Britton

1. True/False In “Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking,” Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton argue that pro-sex work and anti-human trafficking ideologies are incompatible.
2. True/False In “Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking,” Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton report that approximately 340,000 people were deported from the U.S. between 2009 and 2014.
3. True/False Pro-sex work activists argue for the decriminalization of sex work (Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton/“Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking”).
4. True/False Some anti-trafficking activists argue that some people who are trafficked are deserving of help while others are not (Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton/“Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking”).
5. In “Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking,” Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton use the term “carceral,” which means which of the following?

a. Relating to prostitution

b. Relating to carcinogens

c. Relating to people who pay for sex

d. Relating to jail or prison

1. In “Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking,” Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton note that their collaboration is unusual for which of the following reasons?

a. Their research projects exist on opposite sides of the sex work/trafficking binary

b. They disagree about the topic so vehemently that they can barely speak to each other

c. They are all anti-sex work and anti-trafficking

d. They are all pro-sex work and pro-trafficking

1. In “Aligned Across Differences: Structural Injustices, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking,” Corinne Schwartz, Emily J. Kennedy, and Hannah Britton note that their research subjects all share which of the following?

a. Desire to quit sex work

b. Pleasure in their work

c. Fear of incarceration

d. Anger towards police

Reading 59 “Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap—And How?” Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi

1. True/False According to Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi, Iceland is predicted to be the first country to close the gender gap in the next 11 years (“Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap—And How?”).
2. True/False Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi define gender gap as “the relative position of men and women in economies across the globe” (“Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap—And How?”).
3. True/False Countries that have closed the gender gap have relied on individual businesses to address solutions rather than legislating changes that support women worker (Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi/“Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap—And How?”).
4. According to Figure 59A on page 510, which of the following is true? (Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi/“Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap—And How?”)

a. At the current rate of progress, Sweden will close its gender gap in 15 years

b. Switzerland currently has a wide gender gap

c. Finland’s gender gap is closing slowly

d. At the current rate of progress, Germany will close its gender gap in 80 years

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. According to Figure 59C on page 511, industries have used which of the following strategies to achieve gender parity? (Vasselina Stefanova Ratcheva and Saadia Zahidi/“Which Country Will Be the First to Close the Gender Gap—And How?”)

a. Argue for fairness and equality

b. Expand talent pool

c. Enhance innovation

d. Reflect gender of customer base

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

Reading 60 “This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today” Anna Swartz

1. True/False Anna Swartz (“This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today”) notes that more than half of all states in the U.S. do not have protections for workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.
2. True/False Anna Swartz (“This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today”) reports that 1 in 10 LQBTQ workers reported that they have experienced workplace discrimination in the last five years.
3. True/False Anna Swartz (“This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today”) reports that LQBTQ workers have the same rate of unemployment as the overall population.
4. According to Anna Swartz (“This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today”) there is not currently a wage gap for

a. Straight men

b. Bisexual men

c. Lesbians

d. Bisexual women

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. In “This Is the Hidden Financial Cost of Being an LGBTQ American Today,” Anna Swartz note that the “hidden financial costs” are greatest for which of the following groups?
   1. Lesbians
   2. Gay men
   3. Transgender people
   4. Bisexual women

Reading 61 “‘Women Are Just Better at This Stuff’: Is Emotional Labor Feminism’s New Frontier?” Rose Hackman

1. True/False College students often expect a level of emotional support from female professors that they do not expect from male professors (Rose Hackman/“‘Women Are Just Better at This Stuff’: Is Emotional Labor Feminism’s New Frontier?”).
2. True/False In the U.S., the federal tipped minimum wage is $12.13 per hour (Rose Hackman/“‘Women Are Just Better at This Stuff’: Is Emotional Labor Feminism’s New Frontier?”).
3. True/False At least two thirds of low-wage workers are female (Rose Hackman/“‘Women Are Just Better at This Stuff’: Is Emotional Labor Feminism’s New Frontier?”).
4. According to Rose Hackman (“‘Women Are Just Better at This Stuff’: Is Emotional Labor Feminism’s New Frontier?”), Arlie Hochschild introduced the concept of emotional labor in her book

a. The Second Shift

b. The Managed Heart

c. The Time Bind

d. The Outsourced Self

1. According to Rose Hackman (“‘Women Are Just Better at This Stuff’: Is Emotional Labor Feminism’s New Frontier?”), in a workplace setting, emotional labor can be defined as women being expected to do which of the following?

a. Volunteer to make coffee for her male colleagues

b. Manipulate her feelings to satisfy the requirements of her job

c. Foster harmony among colleagues

d. Modulate her feelings to make other people feel comfortable

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

1. According to Rose Hackman (“‘Women Are Just Better at This Stuff’: Is Emotional Labor Feminism’s New Frontier?”), in a home setting, emotional labor can be defined as women being expected to do which of the following?

a. Plan meals

b. Fake orgasms

c. Plan birth control

d. Remember birthdays

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

Reading 62 “The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today” Charlotte Higgins

1. True/False In “The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today,” Charlotte Higgins argues that the term “patriarchy” has seen a recent resurgence in the U.S. but not in other countries around the world.

2. True/False Activists on the right have claimed the term “patriarchy” to argue that gender ranking is ordained by God or biology.

3. Which of the following is not true of patriarchy, according to Charlotte Higgins in “The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today”?

a. The term literally means “rule of the father”

b. Scholars have long debated its extent and force

c. Conveys a societal structure of male domination that operates at the expense of women

d. Seems natural or inevitable

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above are true of patriarchy

4. Gendered power seems elusive for which of the following reasons? (Charlotte Higgins/“The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today”)

a. It is multilayered

b. It operates at levels of home and state

c. It is not multilayered

d. It is simple

e. Both (a) and (b)

f. Both (c) and (d)

g. All of the above

h. None of the above

5. Which of the following is not one of the six areas of patriarchal oppression from Sylvia Walby’s Theorizing Patriarchy? Charlotte Higgins/“The Age of Patriarchy: How an Unfashionable Idea Became a Rallying Cry for Feminism Today”)

a. Women’s unpaid domestic labor

b. Women’s unpaid sexual labor

c. Women’s underrepresentation at the state level

d. Pervasiveness of men’s violence against women