Refer to figure 12.7 on page 381. What does the table show, and what are the source and date? Which racial/ethnic category has the highest likelihood of unemployment, and which the lowest likelihood?
What is the relationship between education and unemployment? Which category has the most constant rate of unemployment, regardless of education, and for which category does education seem to make the most difference? As education increases, what happens to the racial/ethnic differences in unemployment? How do you interpret this?
What will be an ideal response?
The table shows unemployment rates by racial/ethnic category in 2007; the source is the Bureau of Labor Statistics. African Americans have the highest likelihood of unemployment, ranging from 12% of those with less than high school to 3% of those with a Bachelor's degree, and Asians and Whites have the lowest likelihood, ranging from 2.9% of Asians with less than high school to 1.9% of Whites with a Bachelor's degree. As education goes up, unemployment goes down. Asians have the most constant (and low) rate of unemployment regardless of education, while African Americans seem to benefit most from education, with the largest drop in unemployment as education goes up. The racial/ethnic differences in unemployment also go down with education, as shown by the variation in the bars for those with less than a high school diploma, compared to the similarity in the bars for those with Bachelor's degrees. Thus race and ethnicity seem to have less of an impact on unemployment for those at higher levels of education.
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A. Women in the workforce also do the larger share of housework at home. B. Gender stratification is a uniquely American phenomenon. C. The work of men and women is perceived similarly. D. Underlying aspects of male dominance are disappearing.
______ refers to marriage of two individuals, while ______ refers to marriage of one person to more than one partner at the same time.
A. Monogamy; polygamy B. Polygamy; homogony C. Polyandry; monogamy D. Polygamy; monogamy
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A. functionalism B. symbolic interactionism C. conflict theory D. feminist theory