Which of the following is an example of institutionalized discrimination?

A. A man refuses to offer an older woman his seat on the bus.
B. Women are expected to change their names when they marry and questioned if they do not.
C. Two women are fired because their employer hates the fact that they are pregnant.
D. Sarah earns less money than Paul for doing the exact same job.


Answer: B

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Susan and Bob both work full-time. This means they are __________.

A) likely to do the same amount of weekly housework B) cisgender C) exempt from patriarchy D) a dual-earning couple

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Workers have not overthrown capitalism as Marx predicted because __________

a. many workers have experienced a rising standard of living b. workers have lost legal protections in the form of rights and benefits c. individual capitalists still own and control factories and other means of production d. fewer people are engaged in the economy

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Compare and contrast critical theories of race with critical theories of race and racism.

What will be an ideal response?

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