Describe the human capital model? how does it explain gender-segregated work, and to what perspective does it relate?
What will be an ideal response?
Human capital refers to the education and training that a person brings to the job? it is
the source of the person's productivity. Applying this model, women earn less because
of the choices they make. They may leave employment for childbearing and child care
and find that when they return to employment, their skills have atrophied, which causes
them to earn less. This model pertains to the functionalist perspective.
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a. Religious observance declined in the rebellious 1960s. b. The 1970s and 1980s were characterized by the rise of evangelicalism and the Religious Right. c. Many young people in the 1990s reacted negatively to the blending of religiosity with conservative politics. d. all of the above
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is true in the Harris-Todaro model of rural-urban migration?
a) Other family members have a strong influence on whether a person migrates. b) This model is often applied to migration from urban to rural areas. c) A major consideration in the decision whether to migrate is the standard of living of other households in the community. d) The potential migrant is the sole decision-maker about whether to migrate.
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a. President of the USSR Nikita Khrushchev b. President Dwight D. Eisenhower c. Indian’s independence leader Mahatma Gandhi d. President Barack Obama