The "glass escalator" is used to refer to the invisible barriers that limit women's mobility despite their motivation and capacity for positions of power and prestige

a. true
b. false


b

Sociology

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Darren is an ad executive and works 60 hours a week. His stay-at-home wife, Samantha, cooks his meals, cleans and irons his clothes, and hosts dinner parties for him in an effort to help him do well as the breadwinner

These things that Samantha does for her husband are examples of __________. A) reproductive labor B) second shift C) modernity D) cohabitation

Sociology

A frequency table is most likely to be included in a research article when:

A) nominal variables are involved B) there are a very small number of scores C) a correlation is being reported D) there are only two values for the variable

Sociology

Which one of the following examples is a case of involuntary resocialization?

a. A person seeks treatment to overcome an addiction. b. A college graduate enrolls in medical school. c. A person is ordered to enter a mental hospital. d. A person enlists in the army to see the world.

Sociology

Most social scientists are in agreement that cognitive ability testing

a. reflects genetic differences among people. b. contributes to educational inequality. c. is a product of racial differences. d. creates differences in intelligence between rural and urban residents. e. is culturally biased because the tests are designed for lower-class students.

Sociology