Rosabeth Moss Kanter (cited by Aulette) lists five ways in which the organization of paid work affects families. ________________ refers to the values and ideas promoted at work that influence the employee in his or her behavior at home.
a. Absorptiveness
b. Time and timing
c. Worldview
d. Emotional climate
Ques. 2All of the following are true about the post-immigration experience of Vietnamese American families EXCEPT:
a. Vietnamese women were more likely to find employment in the U.S. than men. This created a shift in power that benefited women.
b. Women organized social networks to help them survive in their new communities.
c. Only men sought employment after immigration so their wives remained isolated and had more trouble adjusting to their new communities.
d. Gender inequality remained intact after immigration although it was renegotiated.
Ques. 3The majority of American women report that they were ________ about their experience as mothers.
a. mostly positive
b. mostly negative
c. ambivalent with mixed feelings
d. negative for the first six months
Ques. 4Differences in earnings are related to power differences in all of the following couples EXCEPT:
a. married heterosexuals.
b. cohabiting heterosexuals.
c. gay males.
d. lesbians.
Ques. 5A low tolerance for individuality or a low tolerance for intimacy characterizes
a. poorly differentiated families
b. poorly structured families
c. well differentiated families
d. well structured individuals
Ques. 6As a family system property, differentiation refers to all of the following EXCEPT
a. how the family regulates its internal boundaries
b. the hierarchical alignment of family subsystems
c. how the emotional climate of the family is managed
d. how identity tasks are executed