Which of the following illustrates the concept that the work we do is "gendered"?
A) There have been dramatic changes in the workforce
B) Our society considers some types of occupations appropriate for men, and others for women
C) The percent of women in the workforce has increased by 200% from about 20% in 1900 to about 60% today
D) Gender discrimination in the workplace was prohibited by the Equal Rights Amendment
Answer: B
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The _________ locates the source of most ecological crises in our political-economic institutions that have fostered, if not generated, individual self-centeredness, individual and group wastefulness, and obsessive consumerism
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Sociologists who have studied sexual orientation have concluded that sexual orientation __________
a. can be fluid over the life course b. is based on biological sex, which is based on gender c. always stays the same over the life course d. is more deeply rooted in genetics for bisexuals
In centuries past, with respect to dying ________
a. people avoided discussing death. b. people refused to accept the reality of their own death. c. people were more familiar with death than they are today. d. All of these responses are correct.
Which statement about prenatal sex differentiation is INCORRECT?
a. A transgender person’s prenatal development may differ from the normal sequence. b. The embryonic brain develops before the gonads and therefore plays a vital role. c. The effect of stress hormones may differ greatly from one individual to another. d. A person may be genetically male or female yet have a brain like that of the other sex.