Which is an example of "statistical discrimination"?
A) hiring women to be construction workers
B) hiring men to be nurses
C) not hiring a "token" person
D) not hiring women in their child bearing years
Answer: D
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a. neurons are lost by the tens of thousands each year. b. a pattern of both loss and growth appears to be the case. c. there is no question that the main issue is dendritic loss. d. it turns out that there are few changes in neurons.
It is reasonable to assume that some researchers would have preferred to minimize the effects of uncontrolled variables—and thus to have had Rosenhan ensure that his 8 pseudopatients were of the same age, sex, and educational background
a. true b. false
Gender is relationally, or internationally, accomplished. As a result,
a. humor has no place in this socialization process b. bodybuilders have to rely on a concrete, societal-wide definition of masculinity c. positions of privilege form gender capital deposits d. local regimes have to negotiate nuanced ways of illustrating the ‘rules of the game' to newcomers
______ has pointed out that “people do not experience their objective class position as a single clearly defined status.”
A. Richard Centers B. Karl Marx C. Elizabeth Bott D. C. Wright Mills