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Genders Final Exam ch 11-13Since 1950, voluntary unmarried motherhood has increased because - ANS-having a
child out of wedlock has become less stigmatized.
What does the phrase "just stay home" imply with regard to how homemaking is viewed
in society? - ANS-It reflects the societal viewpoint that homemakers don't perform any
labor.
The working poor are people who - ANS-work at paid jobs but still live in poverty.
Couples with class privilege can build and maintain an equal division of labor by -
ANS-outsourcing more household labor.
Lisa is a single parent who works full time as a firefighter. Today, when her shift at the
fire station ends, Lisa will prepare dinner for her family, oversee her children's
homework, give her youngest child a bath, clean the kitchen, and do a load of laundry.
What term best describes the work that Lisa will be doing? - ANS-second shift
Which of the following is true about the second shift? - ANS-On average, it
disproportionally burdens women.
What is the best supported explanation for choosing to go "child-free" in the United
States? - ANS-an increased availability of safe birth control options and opportunities to
excel professionally
Why do scholars say that we are seeing a feminization of poverty? - ANS-Due to
women's higher likelihood of working in underpaid industries and being single parents,
people who are poor are increasingly likely to be women.
In low-income households, mothers will often stay at home because - ANS-day care
costs more money than they are able to earn by working.
The lifetime effects of lost wages, benefits, and social security contributions that come
with taking time out of the workforce to raise children is called - ANS-the mommy tax.
The gender pay gap is - ANS-the difference between the average incomes of men and
women who work full-time for pay.
, The gender pay gap - ANS-increases across the life cycle.
The practice of filling occupations with mostly male or mostly female workers is -
ANS-common because collectively we understand jobs as being either masculine or
feminine.
Jobs often are structured to make work carry specific gender meanings. These gender
meanings - ANS-differ across cultures and continually change over time.
Gendered job segregation is - ANS-extremely high (90 percent or more) in some
occupations in the United States today.
Which of the following statements best describes the socialization hypothesis for
explaining job segregation? - ANS-Men and women respond to gender stereotypes
when planning, training, and applying for jobs.
Employers tend to prefer men for masculine jobs and women for feminine jobs. An
explanation for this preference is called the __________ hypothesis. - ANS-employer
selection
According to research conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, __________ is the
single largest contributor to the gender wage gap. - ANS-the gender composition of a
job
What does the concept androcentric pay scale refer to? - ANS-the correlation between
average wages and the average gender composition of a job
An androcentric pay scale implies which of the following? - ANS-The percentage of
women in an occupation is a good predictor of it having lower wages.
What is emotion work? - ANS-work that is done to manage the emotions of oneself and
others
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 impact the airline industry? - ANS-It ended
marriage bans that had been applied to female airline workers, but only after court
cases brought by the flight attendants
Symbolic threat reflects - ANS-the realistic fear that women's entrance into a
male-dominated occupation will bring down prestige and wages for everyone.
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