One potentially effective step in closing the pay gap that women can take immediately is to

a. threaten the employer.
b. ask for a large raise.
c. quit.
d. ask for a modest raise.


Answer: b. ask for a large raise.

Sociology

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Environmental problems are not confined within political borders so it is important to understand that __________

A) innovation in energy production will not make a difference B) if one country wastes finite resources, it impacts us all C) altering the structural conditions that promote waste is useless D) there is nothing the United States can do to help solve environmental issues

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Which percentage of women is in the labor force today?

a. 29% b. 39% c. 49% d. 59%

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The minimum wage cooks of a successful restaurant refuse to join the wait staff in a strike to improve wages. The cooks feel they are being paid well enough, even though the restaurant owner made $2 million in profit last year. This situation would exemplify which of Karl Marx's concepts?

A. class consciousness B. dialectical change C. proletariat D. false consciousness

Sociology

Areas where older Americans congregate and that gradually become informal centers for senior citizens are known as

A. assisted living communities. B. naturally occurring retirement communities. C. nursing homes. D. retirement communities.

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