Do you think that conflict between family life and work is more common today than it was a century ago? Why or why not? What factors are involved in this change? On balance, do you see these changes as good? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
- For much of U.S. history, most people lived on farms where they combined work and family life. After the Industrial Revolution, people (mostly men) went off to work in factories, which created a "gender divide" that separated the home (dominated by women) from the workplace (dominated by men).
- As increasing numbers of women entered the labor force, they began to feel new tensions between work and family life. Today, a majority (52 percent) of U.S. families have both parents working for income.
- Typically, today's women not only work for pay but also come home to perform close to another full-time job doing unpaid housework. This "double shift" means that many women are tired and overworked as they try to juggle their many responsibilities.
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What is the gender bias built into the census?
a. Women's education levels are overrepresented b. Men's education levels are overrepresented c. Unpaid work is not counted, and men are more likely to work without pay d. Unpaid work is not counted, and women are more likely to work without pay
The social thinker who was interested in how culture influences people's behavior was ______
a. Karl Marx b. Max Weber c. Emile Durkheim d. George Herbert Mead
Applying mass-society theory, you would claim that the biggest micro-level problem facing individuals in modern society is ________
a. poverty. b. too much tradition. c. powerlessness. d. establishing a clear personal identity.
What conclusion do the authors of this chapter make about the English language in the United States?
a. The United States is overwhelmingly an English-speaking nation. b. English is the official language of the United States. c. The English language is on the demise. d. Approximately 30 percent of the U.S. population speaks Spanish.