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61)According to Winfield and Rushing (2002), supervisors with similar family responsibilities to an employee are: A)less likely to give meaningful and challenging work to the employee. B)more likely to be sympathetic to the employee’s situation. C)less likely to help the employee cross the border between work and family. D)more likely to help the employee cross the border between work and family. E)less likely to recommend the employee for promotions. 62)“Flextime’ refers to A)quality family leisure time between parents and children. B)the flexibility of work and leisure time available to those who work from home. C)constantly changing part-time shift work. D)choosing when to work a set number of hours. E)part-time workers who work “on call.” 63)One major drawback unique to part time work is A)limited or no benefits package. B)higher stress. C)ill health due to disruption of daily rhythms. D)work–family spillover. E)all of the above. 64)The “mommy track” refers to A)the informal employment structure where employers may see mothers as more committed to their family than their career. B)progressive workplace programs such as flextime and paid maternity leave that support working mothers. C)on-site corporate daycare services. D)stay-at home fathers who perform childcare and other nurturing “motherly” tasks. E)“soccer moms” (stay-at-home mothers who chauffeur children to and from school and extracurricular activities). 65)Which of the following statements about working from home is correct? A)Telework blurs the boundaries between work and leisure. B)Telework reduces the amount of spillover from work life to family life. C)Telework improves gender equality in domestic labour. D)Telework improves relations between worker and spouse E)Telework improves relations between worker and child (ren). 66)Duxbury found that teleworking benefits workers by ______________ but ______________ A)improving marital and family satisfaction; reduces income B)eliminating commuting time in the mornings; creates more work overload and stress C)increasing task variety; increases work absenteeism. D)increasing task variety; increases role overload. E)increasing task variety; reduces income. 67)Supplemental work at home (SWAH) is defined as A)the income women contribute in a marriage. B)paid work performed in a home office. C)the additional paid work stay-at-home mothers perform to supplement their husband’s earnings. D)the type of work generally performed by uneducated women to help support their families. E)housework. 68)Which country is unique among industrialized nations in its lack of public assistance for childrearing mothers? A)the United States B)France C)Germany D)Canada E)Norway 69)In the United States, programs designed to integrate family and work are administered mostly by A)the public sector B)corporate and domestic support systems. C)both the public and private sectors. D)not-for-profit organizations. E)non-governmental organizations. 70)Family work today is best described as including A)a mother reorganizing her work schedule to watch her son in the school play B)a father taking an afternoon off work to take his sick daughter to the doctor. C)a husband doing the laundry. D)a wife repairing the roof.