The PEW Hispanic Center estimates that there are at least 12 million undocumented workers living in the United States. Without this source of "cheap labor" fruits and vegetables would rot in the fields, toddlers in Manhattan would be without nannies, towels in hotels would go unlaundered, and bedpans and trays would go uncollected. This situation illustrates
a. functional uniqueness.
b. comparable worth.
c. the functions of poverty.
d. status consciousness.
c
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With organizations, the undermining of a woman's professional reputation is caused by:
A) condescending chivalry B) supportive discouragement C) benevolent exploitation D) all of the above
Clearly, there are very few advantages to McDonaldization
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The sociological imagination is linked to the study of gender by women
a) relating their private experiences to shared social conditions with other women. b) defining their self-worth by focusing on the needs of the men in their lives. c) ignoring the history of their families in order to advance a new feminist agenda. d) changing their identity to create a new biography of their lives.
According to demographic transition theory, industrialization led to a decline in mortality because of a. improved sanitation
b. availability of birth control. c. decreased pollution. d. improvements in transportation.