Questions on Finsterbusch, Issue 5, Should mothers stay home with their children?

1.  (Introduction) What changes in attitudes, education, law and technology are associated with the increasing participation of women in the labor force since the 1950s?

2.  Wallis points out that combined work hours for dual-careers couples with children under 18 has

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3.  From 1997 to 2000 the workforce participation of married mothers with an infant child

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4. Gen Xers rated ________________________________ goals higher than _________________ goals.

5.  Psychologist Daphne de Marneffe argues that American society has ignored _______________

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6.  According to sociologist Stone, how flexible is the workplace in accommodating working mothers?

7.  What is the "new momism"?

8.  What is "intensive mothering"?

9.  Who created and perpetuates the new momism?

10.  Why do Douglas and Michaels oppose the new momism?

Questions on Finsterbusch, Issue 5, Should same-sex marriages be legally recognized?

1.  What three reasons does the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) give for why do same-sex couples want the right to legally marry?

2.  What points or arguments does Sprigg, writing for the Family Research Council (FRC), provide in response to each of the reasons noted in the previous question?

3.  How would same-sex marriage change society's concept of marriage?  Describe the contrasting answers of HRC and FRC to this question.

HRC:

FRC: 

4.What FRC argument does HRC call a "scare tactic"?  What HRC argument does FRC call an "emotional smokescreen"?

5.  How many states in the U.S. have laws ... explicitly prohibit same-sex marriages?  ... providing some level of protection for domestic partnerships?  ... solemnizing "civil unions"?  ... legalizing same-sex marriages?