Explain the factors that determine the gender division of labor in different types of societies

What will be an ideal response?


Three factors are important in determining the gendered division of labor in a society:

(1) the type of subsistence base, (2) the supply of and demand for labor, and (3) the

extent to which women's child-rearing activities are compatible with certain types of

work.

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a. true b. false

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Affirmative action programs were strongly supported during the Regan-Bush era

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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a. one. b. five. c. thirty-five. d. seventy.

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